'Super-Vision' Contact Lenses Let Wearers See in the Dark — Even with Their Eyes Closed

Here's how you could soon be able to see in the dark - even with eyes closed

A special contact lens could bring wearers closer to super-sight (Picture: Getty) It’s already possible for technology to see in the dark: just think of a baby monitor, a wildlife camera, or night vision goggles. But now, scientists have invented a contact lens that lets humans ‘see’ in the dark, even with their eyes closed. It detects infrared light, which is a part of the spectrum usually invisible to humans, using tiny nanoparticles embedded …

New ‘Super-Vision’ Contact Lenses Let Wearers See in the Dark

Scientists unveil contact lenses that let users see in the dark. Credit: איתן טל / CC BY 3.0 Scientists in China have created a new type of contact lenses that allow wearers to see in the dark by detecting infrared light, an advancement researchers say could pave the way for wearable “super-vision” devices without the need for surgery. The lenses rely on special light-sensitive particles that capture infrared wavelengths, normally invisible to t…

These Infrared Contact Lenses Give People ‘Super Vision’

Scientists in China just made contact lenses that let you see in the dark—and they work better when your eyes are closed.

How new infrared contact lenses can help people see in the dark

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed special infrared contact lenses that allow people to see in the dark. Unlike night vision goggles, these lenses require no power and can even function with closed eyes. The researchers of the study said that the technology could also benefit people with colour blindness

It sounds like science fiction for everyday life: a contact lens from a Chinese laboratory makes invisible light visible. Technology could also help color-blind people in the future.

The device, which converts infrared light into visible light within the lens, allows to distinguish light signals and opens the door to expanding the sensory reality of humans Hemeroteca - They discover a new color inside the retina: there is a chromatic palette to be explored inside the eye Neuroscientist Tian Xue and his team from the University of Science and Technology of China have just presented a breakthrough that looks like science ficti…