Researchers have developed a soft artificial retina that helped blind mice respond to near-infrared light, a type of light ...

Can a near infrared laptop light boost my mood? I tried it to find out ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Picture this: It’s one of those perfect, sun-filled days in late July that feel like 36 hours instead of ...

Fitness and wellness businesses are using infrared light as a new tool for weight loss and health benefits. Infrared light is an invisible part of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human body ...

Have you been shopping for wellness gear and realized you might be comparing apples to oranges? Red light therapy and infrared saunas both use light, but they work in totally different ways, and that ...

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 ...

From left to right: Schematic of the nonlinear optical mirror used for up-conversion imaging. Energy diagram showing the sum frequency generation process used for up-conversion. Representative ...

Invisible light beyond the range of human vision plays a vital role in communication technologies, medical diagnostics, and optical sensing. Ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths are routinely ...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have fabricated a device to increase or "up-convert" the frequency of short infrared light to the visible range. Up-conversion of light has ...