For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” ...

Neuralink will conduct 1st human trial of Blindsight next year as Elon Musk says it can restore vision in blind people & ...

To test the limits, the researchers started by firing a powerful, ultrafast laser into the side of a volunteer’s head. The ...

Light typically only reaches the outermost layers of the brain, about 40 mm deep—enough to study the surface of the brain, ...

As the world celebrates the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, it’s natural that we should focus on ...

Researchers have found that individuals who frequently view internet pornography show distinct brain activity and diminished ...

For decades, scientists have used near-infrared light to study the brain in a noninvasive way. This optical technique, known ...

Scientists in Switzerland have developed an ultra-thin metalens that converts invisible infrared light into visible ... with lenses 40 times thinner than a human hair. This, in turn, paves the ...

Chinese researchers have developed an infrared contact lens that makes night vision possible. Nanoparticles make the previously invisible light range visible to the ...

Brain imaging also revealed activity in the visual processing areas of the animals’ brains when the contact-wearing mice were exposed to infrared light. In human trials, participants detected ...

Human eyes typically detect only a small fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum known as visible light. This light ranges from 400 to 700 nanometers. Unfortunately, infrared radiation ...

and brain scans confirmed that the visual processing center responded to infrared light. Next, human subjects were given the UCL, and they were able to detect and orient themselves to flashing ...