How cool is science?!? Thanks to a fellow ASME ECE (thanks, Julie!), I read this really interesting article on CNN, and thought I'd share: www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/liquid.glasses.self.refraction/index.html.

Joshua Silver, a University of Oxford physics professor developed self-refraction eyeglasses that can help people in developing nations correct their vision without ever seeing an optometrist.

Per the article, the secret of the self-refractive glasses is their lenses. Inside each lens is a memberane filled with oil - the wearer can then adjust the oil in the lenses to the level needed to best correct their vision using a syringe on the side. Once the lenses have been adjusted, they are sealed and the syringes removed, and voila - glasses without visiting an optometrist (and based on the statistics in the article, this is definitely a good thing - did you know that in Ghana, there is only one optometrist for every 8 million people?!?).

Ice Cream and Champagne Social for Early Career Engineers

When: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 8:30 PM EST
Location: 2009 ASME IMECE in Orlando, FL
Website: http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress09/Dinners.cfm

Join the ASME Committee on Early Career Development for this special event of fun socializing, ice cream and champagne! Early career engineers and graduate students get a rare opportunity to mingle with ASME leaders and network professionally, as well as find out what their peers in Engineers Without Borders have been up to. If you want to learn more about how ASME is making the world a better place through the efforts of the ASME Foundation and EWB-USA, please join us for this unique one-hour event.

Don't forget your business cards!

2009 Proxy for Election of Society Officers

Just a reminder that your 2009 Proxy for Election of Society Officers came packaged with your 2009 issue of the ASME Mechanical Engineering magazine. The proxies are due back by 10:00AM on October 23, 2009.