People who tested a new type of designer contact lens could see flashing infrared signals from a light source. Humans have a new way of seeing infrared light, without the need for clunky night-vision ...

Infrared goggles are out, replaced by contact lenses that turn wavelengths too long for our eyes into those we can see, while letting through ordinary light at the same time. Remarkably, there’s no ...

TL;DR: Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed nanoparticle-infused contact lenses that enable night vision without the need for any power source. These lenses ...

Snake-inspired thermal vision is moving from the lab toward devices that look a lot like everyday cameras and phones. By ...

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Neuroscientists and materials scientists have created contact lenses that enable infrared vision in both humans and mice by converting infrared light into visible light. (Nanowerk News) ...

A new technique that combines gene therapy and nanotechnology enables mice and human retinas to detect infrared radiation. Such a method could someday supplement lost vision in patients suffering from ...

NASA's SPHEREx has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, revealing hidden details about galaxies and the early ...

While infrared light is invisible to most animals, there are some, including salmon, bullfrogs and snakes, that can see in ...

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