will@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoInfrared contact lenses let you see in the darkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1415arrow-down112
arrow-up1403arrow-down1external-linkInfrared contact lenses let you see in the darkarstechnica.comwill@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-220 hours agoWe already can detect direction of infrared radiation, it’s called being warm on one side but not the other. Technically also possible by, say, lying half-way under a blanket and half-way not, but sensory integration takes care of the ambiguity. More interestingly, did you know we can see the polarisation of light?
minus-squareBuffalox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoNo I did not know that. Interesting.
We already can detect direction of infrared radiation, it’s called being warm on one side but not the other. Technically also possible by, say, lying half-way under a blanket and half-way not, but sensory integration takes care of the ambiguity.
More interestingly, did you know we can see the polarisation of light?
No I did not know that. Interesting.