Night-vision CLs in prospect

Night vision contact lenses could become a reality according to researchers at the University of Michigan who have developed a way of using graphene to sense light.

The detector developed by the team did not need bulky cooling equipment to work and could be made in a super-thin design that could be stacked in a contact lens or integrated with a mobile phone, according to Zhaohui Zhong, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.

Zhong added: ‘Our work pioneered a new way to detect light. We envision that people will be able to adopt this same mechanism in other material and device platforms.’