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New contact lenses let you see in dark – even with eyes shut

Researchers create contact lenses that let you see in the dark, even with your eyes closed

A team in China has woven tiny, light-converting particles into soft contact lenses, granting wearers the power to perceive infrared light both in the dark and, surprisingly, with their eyes closed. The “seeing with your eyes shut” part arises because near-infrared light penetrates the eyelid more effectively than visible light.

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'Super-vision' contact lenses let wearers see in the dark — even with their eyes closed

Researchers have developed new contact lenses that enable vision in the near-infrared range, and they could restore color perception to people with color blindness.

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Special contact lenses let you see infrared light – even in the dark

Nanoparticle-infused contact lenses can transform infrared radiation into different colours of visible light, potentially enabling a new form of night vision – no batteries required

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Why everyone has brown eyes, even if they appear blue

Green and hazel eyes are somewhere in the middle ... not follow the traditional rules of inheritance. So if your deep, dark eyes are pining for a child with light, sparkling eyes, hope may ...

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This Is How to Find the Spiders That Are Staring At You in the Dark

Have you ever looked out into your backyard at night and wondered how many spiders are lurking out there? If you have a flashlight, you can spot them by the creepy green glow of their eyes.

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Why can't we see colors well in the dark?

Human eyes contain two types of photoreceptors ... in which red hues look dark or bluish under dim light and purple, blue and green suddenly pop, Patterson said. The Purkinje effect is ...

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