It doesn't appear to be actually useful 'super-vision' yet, but it's cool anyway. From the article: ...
It doesn't appear to be actually useful 'super-vision' yet, but it's cool anyway. From the article:
To extend humans’ range of vision and enhance our experience of the world, the scientists developed what are called upconversion nanoparticles. The particles absorb infrared light and re-emit it as visible light. For the study, the scientists chose particles that absorb near-infrared light, comprising wavelengths that are just too long for humans to perceive, and converted it into visible red, green or blue light.
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Their infrared vision improved when they closed their eyes, because eyelids block visible light more than infrared, so there was less visible light to interfere.
The lenses are not sensitive enough to see natural low levels of infrared light, and because warm objects radiate mostly in the far-infrared, the lenses do not provide thermal vision. But future work will focus on making lenses that are more effective, the scientists say.
If they pull this off, this is honestly like the most sci fi thing I've seen in ages. Contact lenses that give us proper thermal vision? It's like right out a spy movie.
If they pull this off, this is honestly like the most sci fi thing I've seen in ages. Contact lenses that give us proper thermal vision? It's like right out a spy movie.
That would be really useful too. There are a lot of uses... Only inside your house, wanna see where the electric cables are inside your walls when you are hammering a nail? Put on the lenses and...
That would be really useful too. There are a lot of uses... Only inside your house, wanna see where the electric cables are inside your walls when you are hammering a nail? Put on the lenses and voilà :)
Were you always curious about where the hot water pipes run? Thermal vision! :)
Is your remote broken? Strap on your infrared goggles and see if cast the ray.
It doesn't appear to be actually useful 'super-vision' yet, but it's cool anyway. From the article:
...
If they pull this off, this is honestly like the most sci fi thing I've seen in ages. Contact lenses that give us proper thermal vision? It's like right out a spy movie.
That would be really useful too. There are a lot of uses... Only inside your house, wanna see where the electric cables are inside your walls when you are hammering a nail? Put on the lenses and voilà :)
Were you always curious about where the hot water pipes run? Thermal vision! :)
Is your remote broken? Strap on your infrared goggles and see if cast the ray.
I haven’t used one, but thermal imaging cameras seem to be widely available and not that expensive.