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Infrared contact lenses enable night vision without bulky goggles

Gail P Sherman
May 27, 2025
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Petr Novák, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Human vision is limited to a relatively narrow section of the electromagnetic spectrum. Night-vision goggles allow people to see infrared but are bulky and require power. According to a new study in the journal Cell, scientists have developed contact lenses that may one day allow night vision wit…

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