The human eye can detect a single photon, study finds

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 10:31 in Physics & Chemistry

Your eyes may be more sensitive than you ever thought possible. In a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications, researchers report that our warm, wet, multicellular eyes have evolved such a high level of sensitivity that they can, on occasion, detect a single photon aimed at the retina. ...

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