Night Vision Could Be Coming To Your Contact Lenses Soon
Using Graphine, Scientists are developing contact lenses that allow you to see in almost zero light
Night Vision Could Be Coming To Your Contact Lenses Soon
Researchers at the University of Michigan have unveiled plans for a smart contact lens that could provide its wearer with clear vision in almost complete darkness.
The team says that by integrating Graphene inside the lens, they can build a sensor capable of capturing every form of the visible light spectrum and converting it into infrared (night vision) in almost total darkness. Zhaohui Zhong, professor of computer engineering at the U of M says “Graphene turns the received photons into what is known as a ‘hot carrier’ – an effect that can be measured, processed, and turned into an image. The prototype, which is in its final stages, is set to be clinically tested by Fall 2014.
Representation of what a person might see in the infra red spectrum using the contact lenses at night.
