4 • Apr. 22 - May 5, 2016 • The Log Elephant nose fi sh inspires help for visual condition


WISCONSIN — Researchers at the University of Wiscon- sin, Madison have sought an alternative based on the retina of the elephant nose fi sh to better treat the common eye disorder, presbyopia. The fi sh, which lives in low light muddy rivers, can eas- ily spot its predators using a uniquely shaped retina. For this reason researchers looked to the fi sh’s retinal structure to inform the design of a contact lens that can adjust its focus, according to a press release published by the National Eye Institute.


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Three rescued island castaways spelled ‘help’ with palm fronds


HONOLULU (AP) — The men rescued in this tale of three castaways were not named Tom Hanks, or Gilligan, or Robinson Crusoe – though they might as well have been. In a scene straight from


Hollywood, or a New Yorker cartoon, a U.S. Navy plane spot- ted the word “help” spelled out in palm fronds on a beach on a deserted island in the remote Pacifi c. The three men, missing for


three days after a wave over- took the skiff they were travel- ing in, were found waving their orange life jackets on the tiny


Creating a contact lens with the ability to autofocus within milliseconds would be helpful for people with presbyopia, an eye condition that makes it hard to focus on close objects due to stiffen- ing of the eye’s lens. The project is be-


thousands of small light collectors. As light hits the fi nger-like glass protrusions it is fo- cused by the refl ective sidewalls. “The sensors must


ing led by Hongrui Jiang of the University of Wisconsin, Madison and includes designing a contact that continuously adjusts in concert with one’s own cornea and lens.


Micronesian island of Fanadik, several hundred miles north of Papua New Guinea, offi cials said April 9. The men’s families reported them missing April 4 after they failed to show up at the Micronesian island of Weno, where they were traveling from their home island, Pulap. A local boat picked the men


up and took them to a hospital. Two bulk carriers searched a


combined 17 hours for the men as part of AMVER, a U.S. Coast Guard voluntary search and rescue program. With AMVER, rescue coordinators can identify participating ships in the area of distress and ask them to help.


Ferry operators dis- cuss connecting Cuba with Florida ports


TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Ferry operators interested in carrying


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The elephant nose fi sh’s retina structure is being used by researchers to inform the design of a contact lens that can adjust its focus.


Basing the lens on the elephant nose fi sh’s retina that has a series of deep cup like structures with refl ective sidewalls, the design contains


cargo and passengers to Cuba have opened discussions with offi cials at several Florida ports. Such service has not yet begun because the Cuban gov- ernment has not approved a U.S. ferry to use one of its ports, but ferries are expected to be a popu- lar way to travel and ship cargo from Florida to the Caribbean island. Jorge Fernandez, CEO of


Havana Ferry Partners of Fort Lauderdale, told The Tampa Tribune the company recently met with Cuban government offi cials and is optimistic it will receive permission to set sail as early as June. Fernandez is interested in sail-


ing from Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Key West, but he also has been exploring ports in the Tampa Bay area. Port Manatee would be preferred over ports in Tampa and St. Petersburg, he said, while in Cuba a landing in


be extremely small and capable of acquiring images under low-light conditions, so they need to be exquisitely sensitive to light,” said


Jiang in the press release. A prototype for clinical testing may be fi ve to 10 years away.


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Havana would be preferred over the port in Santiago. A ferry from Port Manatee


would take roughly eight hours to reach Havana. That’s 90 min- utes closer than St. Petersburg and three hours closer than Tampa. Ferry service would be cheaper than baggage fees for a fl ight for passengers bringing bulk goods to family in Cuba, said Phil Richards, president of Havana Ferry Partners. Tickets would cost roughly $290, and the fi rst 40 to 60 pounds of baggage would be free, he said. Havana Ferry Partners owns


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