The human eye can see 'invisible' infrared light
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 16:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Any science textbook will tell you we can't see infrared light. Like X-rays and radio waves, infrared light waves are outside the visual spectrum. But an international team of researchers co-led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that under certain conditions, the retina can sense infrared light after all.