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Scientists say they've developed a ludicrously keen-eyed laser device that can read the text in a book from a whopping 0.85 miles away.

Alarming Spy Device Can Read Text in an Open Book From Nearly a Mile Away

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted a small celestial object shaped almost perfectly like a question mark.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Telescope Spots Giant Question Mark in Space

By Victor Tangermann

Manuel Zahn and Armaghan Ahmad Khan published research on their 3D camera and haptic feedback sleeve that will help people who are blind or have low vision.

Prosthetics and Devices

New Device Lets People Who Are Blind “See” in Infrared

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Researchers have created a new bionic eye system that sends electrical signals to the wearer's brain via an implant to allow them to see again.

Future Bionic Eyes Could One Day Give Wearers Infrared Vision

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese scientists gave mice the ability to see near-infrared light by injecting special nanoparticles into their retinas.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Give Mice “Super Vision” With Eye Injections

By Victor Tangermann

A Simple Beam of Light Could Catch Zika-Infected Mosquitoes

Health & Medicine

A Simple Beam of Light Could Catch Zika-Infected Mosquitoes

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DARPA’s New Sensor Can Work for Years With Almost No Power

A New Device Could Utterly Transform How We Produce Energy

A New Device Could Utterly Transform How We Produce Energy

By Christianna Reedy

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Now You Can Use Light to Wirelessly Charge Your Devices

By June Javelosa

New Nanocrystal Transforms Regular Glasses Into Night Vision Specs

New Nanocrystal Transforms Regular Glasses Into Night Vision Specs

By Jess Vilvestre

South Africa is Using Drones to Combat Poaching

South Africa is Using Drones to Combat Poaching

By Sarah Marquart

Light That Cools? Scientists Use Lasers to Refrigerate Liquid for the First Time Ever

Science & Energy

Light That Cools? Scientists Use Lasers to Refrigerate Liquid for the First Time Ever

By Miguel Santos

Brain Implants Allow Rats to “See” Infrared Light

Brain Implants Allow Rats to “See” Infrared Light

By Joseph Libunao