Scientists found that protein deposits in the retina create unique light patterns for different brain diseases in humans.

Just how many ways are there of unlocking your phone? We’ve got passcodes, patterns, fingerprints, and now, thanks to the ZTE Grand S3 — biometric retinal scanning. We’ve seen this tech before, and ...

Mike Pingel, a West Hollywood resident and journalist at the WEHO Times, left, gets an eye scan at World, a company co-founded by Sam Altman that uses orbs to scan eyes to help people distinguish ...

The startup Tools for Humanity is bringing eyeball-scanning devices called Orbs to six U.S. cities this week. Tools for Humanity offers cryptocurrency payments in exchange for eye scans through the ...

A new study has for the first time tested the use of an artificial intelligence–powered eye scan in general practice clinics to screen patients for cardiovascular disease. Results of the research, ...

For the first time, scientists have identified a marker in the retina that may lead to the development of Parkinson’s disease, and it may be detected years prior to diagnosis. Researchers out of ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – As the FBI celebrates 100 years of success in its fingerprint lab – formally the Biometric Services Section – leaders have an eye toward the future as advances in science and ...

Let’s all give thanks for selfies. Not because they’ve given the vain something to occupy their time, but because without them, we wouldn’t be on the cusp of unlocking our phones merely by looking at ...

Remembering passwords can be a headache; instead, why not log into your computer with a scan of your eye? The hardware and software to make iris scanning a key feature is now reaching smartphones and ...

This month, a mysterious store selling a vision of the future opened its doors in downtown San Francisco's Union Square district. A cryptic message appeared on the storefront window: “World is the ...