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 ...

While some night vision goggles rely exclusively on enhancing ambient light to improve the user’s vision, this set by Nightfox Swift uses infrared (IR) light to create images, even when it’s pitch ...

Scientists have developed revolutionary contact lenses that grant wearers the ability to see infrared light—a feat humans naturally cannot achieve. This breakthrough, detailed in the journal Cell00454 ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Scientists have created night-vision contact lenses that they claim can grant people "super-vision." The lenses — which use nanoparticles to absorb low-frequency light before emitting it in the ...

Which night vision goggles are best? There are many reasons why a pair of night vision goggles is indispensable to you. You could be out hiking, camping or possibly even hunting in the dark and don’t ...

Researcher places infrared contacts in participant's eyes. (Yuqian Ma/Yunuo Chen/Hang Zhao via SWNS) By Stephen Beech New infrared contact lenses allow people to see in the dark, even with their eyes ...

A groundbreaking development in the realm of human vision has emerged from researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China. A team of scientists has created contact lenses that allow ...

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) ...

Military-grade infrared vision goggles use detectors made of mercury cadmium telluride, a semiconducting material that’s particularly sensitive to infrared radiation. Unfortunately, you need to keep ...