Shits Magic, Yo: Contract Lenses Get Night Vision due to Graphene
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[quote]Night vision technology has been around for a while, but it's only really used by professionals (or professional creeps) due to its prohibitive size.
But what if night vision was something you could fit into a pair of contact lenses? You could keep a pair in your bag to slip in if you were going to be walking home alone in the dark, or even use them to take a night-time jaunt through a forest without spooking all the animals.
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"We can make the entire design super-thin," said Zhaohui Zhong, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan. "It can be stacked on a contact lens or integrated with a cell phone."
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[url]http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/contact-lenses-with-night-vision-could-be-on-the-way-thanks-to-graphene-breakthrough-9208212.html[/url]
I'd rather not have graphene anywhere near my eyes
Suddenly it turns out graphene is actually some kind of sentient moon-substance that fulfills all our wishes in exchange for our True Christian™ souls and bodily essence.
cant fix the title. Damn R snuck in there
[QUOTE=Drsalvador;44341741]Suddenly it turns out graphene is actually some kind of sentient moon-substance that fulfills all our wishes in exchange for our True Christian™ souls and bodily essence.[/QUOTE]
I'm going to hell anyway.
Isn't Graphene in Pencils.
But this is some cool shit.
[QUOTE=Ejbaker;44341766]Isn't Graphene in Pencils.
But this is some cool shit.[/QUOTE]
that's graphite, silly :v
Now combine it with prescription corrective lenses to get corrective contacts that also give night vision.
I'd wear that shit.
[QUOTE=Laserbeams;44341737]I'd rather not have graphene anywhere near my eyes[/QUOTE]
I looked at the Wikipedia page for it, but I can't really understand much and the page is huge. What would it do?
[QUOTE=Lijitsu;44341899]I looked at the Wikipedia page for it, but I can't really understand much and the page is huge. What would it do?[/QUOTE]
If it was to run electronics within your contact lenses, fucking nothing.
People are batshit over ooh nooo graphene has to be like asbestos and give you cancer, but there are two issues with that;
A) It's mostly just unconfirmed assumptions based on it being a nanoparticle and as far as I know there's no confirmation of it causing cancer specifically; It definitely isn't something I would recommend to snuff or breathe in, but it's yet to be confirmed to be asbestos tier fuckyoushit.
B) In case of tech like this the graphene would be part of miniature electronics sealed within the contact lens and there would be zero contact of it with you unless you decided to chew the contact lenses up (as it obviously wouldn't work otherwise).
[QUOTE=Telepethi;44341811]Now combine it with prescription corrective lenses to get corrective contacts that also give night vision.
I'd wear that shit.[/QUOTE]
Doctor, I have problems seeing at nighttime, is there anything you can prescribe for me?
[QUOTE=Telepethi;44341811]Now combine it with prescription corrective lenses to get corrective contacts that also give night vision.
I'd wear that shit.[/QUOTE]
No more need for glasses and no more stubbing my toe in the middle of the night.
Fuck yeah son.
MY VISION IS AUGMENTED.
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Every time I hear about a new advancement with graphene it makes me excited for the future because this is just ONE material of a new age in materials science!
Imagine, engineered materials unique and specific to each project, cheaper than traditional materials and outperforms them in every conceivable way!
[QUOTE=frozensoda;44342042]Every time I hear about a new advancement with graphene it makes me excited for the future because this is just ONE material of a new age in materials science!
Imagine, engineered materials unique and specific to each project, cheaper than traditional materials and outperforms them in every conceivable way![/QUOTE]
some day, buddy
some day
[QUOTE=Ejbaker;44341766]Isn't Graphene in Pencils.
But this is some cool shit.[/QUOTE]
If graphene were in pencils, they'd sharpen themselves, and write for you.
[QUOTE=frozensoda;44342042]Every time I hear about a new advancement with graphene it makes me excited for the future because this is just ONE material of a new age in materials science!
Imagine, engineered materials unique and specific to each project, cheaper than traditional materials and outperforms them in every conceivable way![/QUOTE]
A lot of scientific research money is being pumped into graphene at the moment because it's caught the media's attention. I'm sure they're are more materials out there, but whoever are researching them lack the funding to utilise them fully.
Already [URL="http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1378039"]posted before[/URL], but I won't complain.
Its a phenomenal advancement, personally I hope to see it in atleast a layer of glasses like they have transistion lenses currently. Its rather easy as the only things required are two sheets of graphene and a (what sounds like) an optically clear dielectric layer.
Oh damn. Never saw it.
[QUOTE=Ejbaker;44341766]Isn't Graphene in Pencils.
But this is some cool shit.[/QUOTE]
You can get layers of graphene by laying some sticky tape on the lead of a graphite pencil and pulling it off. Graphene is just a flat layer of pure carbon that makes up graphite. It's small odds you'll get a single layer but it's certainly possible.
[QUOTE=Yellowamoeba;44343490]You can get layers of graphene by laying some sticky tape on the lead of a graphite pencil and pulling it off. Graphene is just a flat layer of pure carbon that makes up graphite. It's small odds you'll get a single layer but it's certainly possible.[/QUOTE]
Its also possible to make some with a [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsEq7AQU77o"]lightscribe drive[/URL].
I'd rather not have another monthly contract.
[QUOTE=frozensoda;44342042]Every time I hear about a new advancement with graphene it makes me excited for the future because this is just ONE material of a new age in materials science!
Imagine, engineered materials unique and specific to each project, cheaper than traditional materials and outperforms them in every conceivable way![/QUOTE]Imagine a subdermal implant that, upon achieving an erection, makes the penis bulge out near the base so it's like the user has a knot! Like a dog!
Actually, don't imagine that because I'm going to market it and I don't need any of you motherfuckers stealing my inventions. Furries are fucking loaded with money apparently, (have you seen how much those fursuits cost?) and they love to spend it all on the silliest of sex-related merchandise. Another great idea, all thanks to Facepunch, science, and all of those drugs I did back in high school.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;44341955]If it was to run electronics within your contact lenses, fucking nothing.
People are batshit over ooh nooo graphene has to be like asbestos and give you cancer, but there are two issues with that;
A) It's mostly just unconfirmed assumptions based on it being a nanoparticle and as far as I know there's no confirmation of it causing cancer specifically; It definitely isn't something I would recommend to snuff or breathe in, but it's yet to be confirmed to be asbestos tier fuckyoushit.
B) In case of tech like this the graphene would be part of miniature electronics sealed within the contact lens and there would be zero contact of it with you unless you decided to chew the contact lenses up (as it obviously wouldn't work otherwise).[/QUOTE]
I made a pretty detailed post about graphene and the human body in another thread
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1378039&p=44306043#post44306043[/url]
[QUOTE=Quark:;44306043]You have the general idea right in the sense that the body's immune system recognizes it as a foreign object and attempts to attack it and fails. However, that's only the case when the material is in the form of nanoplatelets, essentially atomically flat, quasi- two- dimensional colloidal CdSe, CdS, and CdTe layers with well-defined thicknesses ranging from 4 to 11 monolayers, and inhaled into the lungs.
These nanoplatelets cause inflammation in the lungs and pleural space, which triggers an immune response typically. When they deposit in the lungs and pleural space, macrophages, a type of white blood cell from the immune system, attempt to engulf and destroy them. Because they're made of an inert material, it's basically a wasted effort since it won't break down much in this lymphocyte and is most likely re-released by the cell into the body. That doesn't include any harmful effects from exposure to foreign matter in the body in of it's own, by the way. I don't know if there are any articles detailing specifics on effects of graphene nanoplatelet exposure in exclusion to the inflammatory and immune responses.[/QUOTE]
It's harmless if it doesn't come in direct contact with your body, especially your lungs.
[QUOTE=Laserbeams;44341737]I'd rather not have graphene anywhere near my eyes[/QUOTE]
I put tiny patches of silicone that have been bathing in some cleaning solution for several weeks beforehand, I'm not afraid of having graphene near my eyes at this point.
[QUOTE=Ganerumo;44349815]I put tiny patches of silicone that have been bathing in some cleaning solution for several weeks beforehand, I'm not afraid of having graphene near my eyes at this point.[/QUOTE]
If it were to make direct contact with your eyes in nanoplatelet form, I can almost assure you that you'd go blind very quickly after some intense pain. :v:
"It can be stacked on a contact lens or integrated with a cell phone."
Wow, microwave/RF EMF straight to the eyeballs... Fantastic idea! :downs:
I would love to have this, my night vision is terrible, even while wearing contacts now.
Screw NV, you can't use NV in daylight, but FLIR/HV.... Fuck yes
i hate the idea of sticking contact lenses in my eyes, could we have this in the form of prescription glasses?
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