Night Vision

Scientists have used nanotechnology to give mice the ability to perceive near-infrared light

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Nanoparticle eye drops give mice night vision

Sci-fi aficionados will likely be familiar with the 2000 film Pitch Black, in which Vin Diesel plays a character with predator-like night vision. Well, such a scenario has come a step closer to reality, as scientists have enabled mice to temporarily see near-infrared (NIR) light.

A piece of the material (blue square) masks the thermal signature of a human hand

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Thermal camouflage material will hide your heat

In the movie "Predator," Arnold Schwarzenegger hid from an alien's night vision system by covering himself in mud. He might have found things much easier, however, if he'd had access to a newly-developed thermal camouflage material.

Researchers at ANU have developed a nanocrystal that could allow for night vision technology to be applied to a conventional pair of glasses

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Nanocrystals may bring night vision to normal glasses

Night vision goggles help the human eye see in the dark, but the devices are bulky, requiring several layers of lenses and plenty of power. But thanks to research from ANU, a new type of nanocrystal could grant night vision powers to a standard pair of specs, without adding any weight.

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Biohackers develop night vision eye drops to see in the dark

A biohacking group in California has managed to develop eye drops that temporarily give a human being powerful night vision. The chemicals used are still very much at the experimental stage – this isn't something you'd want to try at home just yet – but the first trial has been very successful.