In order to effectively shoot infrared photographs with a regular camera, you need to perform what is known as an infrared conversion. This means opening up the camera and fully removing or replacing ...

We all know that feeling: you've turned the lights off and are almost asleep when you hear that infamous buzz. A mosquito is hunting in your bedroom. The dance commences. You could turn on the lights, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: New soft contact lenses use upconversion nanoparticles to convert infrared light into visible light. Unlike night-vision goggles, which can only see ...

It's time for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And joining us this time are Regina Barber and Berly McCoy. Good to have you both here. BERLY MCCOY, BYLINE: Hey, Ari.

You may know that light happens on a spectrum and contains several different colored waves, each of which can produce ...

It certainly sounds like something from a new sci-fi series, but a power-free set of contact lenses impregnated with nanoparticles has proven successful in allowing humans to see what has previously ...