<ul><li>A new contact lens has been developed that allows wearers to see near-infrared light without bulky equipment like night vision goggles.</li><li>The lenses incorporate metallic nanoparticles that convert normally-invisible wavelengths into visible ones, helping improve vision in poor visibility conditions.</li><li>Researchers integrated photoreceptor-binding nanoparticles into biocompatible polymeric materials used in standard soft contact lenses, enabling wearers to sense infrared wavelengths.</li><li>These innovative lenses not only enable wearers to detect near-infrared light but also hold potential applications for night vision, color blindness adaptation, and improved vision in challenging conditions like fog or dust.</li></ul>

New contact lenses allow wearers to see in the near-infrared

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