Scientists Develop Contact Lenses That Enable Infrared Vision Without Power Source

Researchers have given people a taste of superhuman vision after creating contact lenses that allow them to see infrared light

Unlike night vision goggles, the contact lenses need no power source, and because they are transparent, wearers can see infrared and all the normal visible colours of light at the same time

Prof Tian Xue, a neuroscientist at the University of Science and Technology of China, said the work paved the way for a range of contact lenses, glasses and other wearable devices that give people 'super-vision'