Re:Seeing infrared: contact lenses that grant 'super-vision'
by LlamaTrauma on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:26PM
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This is super cool, I've wondered if this wort of thing could be possible and I guess it is. The applications given are funny though. I can't think of any applications either, but "helping people with color-blindness" reads like the ol' search and rescue excuse [1]. I think they're talking about shifting colors around so less color is perceived in the wavelengths they can't see?
Re:Seeing infrared: contact lenses that grant 'super-vision'
by wkat4242 on Thursday August 28, 2025 @06:01PM
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It's pretty nifty though because besides changing the wavelength it must also preserve the exact direction of each photon. Without the correct light field you'd see nothing.
[1] https://xkcd.com/2128/