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  • 7/4/2025
These new contact lenses let you see infrared light, see in the dark, and see with your eyes closed... Embedded inside the lenses are these special nanoparticles that absorb infrared light we normally can’t see. That infrared light is then converted into wavelengths of light that we CAN see. The lenses are transparent, so you can see normally and detect infrared light. People who tried these out said they could see that infrared light even better with their eyes closed. The scientists were even able to code certain wavelengths of infrared light so you see them as different colors! BUT what you see in infrared is extremely blurry. But the researchers estimate the current version would cost about $200 per pair to make. And they’re trying to increase the range of the electromagnetic spectrum we could see! They want to help colorblind people... and also say you could send secret messages to people wearing them… so... Would you want them?? For more optimistic science and tech, subscribe! #shorts #science #tech #eyes #superpower #scifi

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00:00These new contact lenses let you see infrared light, see in the dark, and see with your eyes closed.
00:08Embedded inside the lenses are these special nanoparticles that absorb infrared light that
00:13we normally can't see. That infrared light is then converted into wavelengths of light that we can
00:18see. The lenses are transparent so you can see normally and detect infrared light. People who
00:23tried these out said that they could see that infrared light even better with their eyes closed.
00:27The scientists were even able to code different wavelengths of infrared light so you would see
00:31them as different colors. What you see in infrared is extremely blurry, but the researchers estimate
00:36that the current version would cost about $200 to make, and they're trying to increase the range
00:40of the electromagnetic spectrum that we could see. They say they want to help colorblind people,
00:44and help people send secret messages between people wearing them. So would you want these?
00:50For optimistic science and tech stories, subscribe.

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