A team created the next generation of long-wave infrared plastic lenses. The plastic, a sulfur-based polymer forged from waste generated by refining fossil fuels, is incredibly useful for lenses, ...

For photographers who want to move beyond the standard full-color photograph, most cameras have digital filters, which is software that adds special effects. But when you want to truly stand out from ...

In a lab in Zurich, scientists have built something that, at first glance, shouldn’t be possible. When a beam of infrared light strikes their ultra-thin lens—barely thicker than a red blood cell—it ...

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Researchers at Flinders University have discovered a new low-cost material that can be made into lenses for thermal imaging – pointing to new advanced manufacturing applications for this powerful ...

But mice who weren't wearing the lenses didn't show a preference between the boxes. Next, in human trials, lens wearers were able to detect a Morse code pattern from pulsed infrared signals. Perhaps ...

Scientists have developed revolutionary contact lenses that grant wearers the ability to see infrared light—a feat humans naturally cannot achieve. This breakthrough, detailed in the journal Cell00454 ...

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It may sound like something out of the latest sci-fi film. But scientists have developed contact lenses that allow people to see in the dark. Unlike night vision goggles, these lenses do not require a ...

Shanghai Optics offers a large variety of custom Infrared IR Lenses and components for focusing, collimating and collecting light in near-infrared (NIR), short wave infrared (SWIR), middle wave ...