There was once a time when night vision goggles — with their almost magical ability to see in the dark — were only available to the military and law enforcement. Today, that technology is so ...

Researchers achieved that by combining mercury telluride colloidal quantum dots, which absorb infrared light, and a dual-layer OLED, which converts that absorbed energy into visible color. Stacked ...

The US Army has selected three vendors to boost the service's night vision system into the 21st century by replacing the legacy system from over 20 years ago with the next-generation Binocular Night ...

In most states, owning NV devices is legal. Binoculars, monoculars, goggles, and even rifle scopes are all legal to purchase and keep at home. However, some states have specific restrictions.

Solid state electronics have provided lighter weight night vision units that work better than the old-fashioned gear that used photomultiplier tubes, but there was an even older technology as [Our Own ...

NV binoculars identify the creatures lurking in the dark - snipes? Hong Kong startup ScoPix is pitching AI-powered night-vision binoculars that can identify and capture images of wildlife, objects, ...

Recent advancements in nanotechnology have enabled researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China to develop novel night vision contact lenses. These groundbreaking lenses can ...

If you want to boat more safely at night, night-vision technology can help minimize your odds of getting off course or missing a hidden ­aid-to-navigation post or piece of flotsam. There are two basic ...

Investigators have yet to determine whether the crew of an Army helicopter was wearing the devices when the Black Hawk crashed into a civilian airliner last week. By Mark Walker and John Ismay ...

An infrared (IR) flashlight may not seem all that useful since humans can't perceive IR light, but they do have a purpose in specific situations.