Science News for Kids

Publication of the Society for Science & the Public

Skip to main content

Explore:

Tag Archives: eyeglasses

Fuzzy future

By Nathan Seppa / May 22, 2013

Caption: Many scientists today are finding that too much time spent indoors — at least during childhood — may affect vision, making it hard to see distant objects clearly. Doctors refer to this nearsightedness as myopia. Studies have found that kids who regularly spend time on computers have an increased risk of being diagnosed with myopia. Credit: iStockphoto

Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged 20-20 vision, Andy Fischer, Australian National University, baseball, computers, contact lenses, contacts, Derek Jeter, Donald Mutti, dopamine, eyeglasses, eyes, feature, focus, Frank Schaeffel, glasses, Ian Morgan, indoor lighting, Jane Gwiazda, Jeremy Gugenheim, Kathryn Rose, lux, myopia, National University of Singapore, near sighted, near work, nearsighted, nearsightedness, New England College of Optometry, Ohio State University, outdoor lighting, peripheral vision, reading, recess, Rogers Hornsby, Seang-Mei Saw, Stone Age, Taiwan, television, Tubingen University, TV, University of Calgary, University of Sydney, US Department of Energy, visibility, vision, William Stell

Car-crazy kid wins Broadcom competition

By Laura Sanders / October 3, 2012

Raymond Gilmartin just won top honors – and a $25,000 educational award – at the Broadcom MASTERS competition for middle-school scientists and engineers. Credit: Broadcom MASTERS, IML Photography

First place at middle-school MASTERS event goes to an eighth grader who studied automotive spoilers

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged aerodynamic drag, Anirudh Jain, Applied Science, Broadcom Corp., Broadcom Foundation, Carolyn Jons, Cassie Drury, Chase Lewis, Daniel Lu, Elizabeth Marincola Society for Science and the Public, eyeglasses, friction, getinvolved, Jenifer Evans, Jessika Baral, junior high, Lincoln Laboratory, Mabel Wheeler, Marconi/Samueli award, Maria Elena Grimmett, math, Maura Clare Oei, Maya Patel, middle school competition, near-earth asteroid, Nicole Odzer, Paige Gentry, peripheral vision, Raymond Gilmartin, Samueli Foundation, Scott McGregor, Shashank Dholakia, Shishir Dholakia, Shixuan Justin Li, Skunk bait, spoiler, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars, topstories, vehicle restraint system, wind tunnel