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 ...

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 ...

With light pollution a major problem for stargazing in city and suburban areas, it can be hard to see stars without the right equipment to counteract it. Are night vision monoculars good for ...

In the shroud of night, when the world slips into a cloak of darkness, there exists a realm that remains largely unseen by the naked eye. It’s here, in this enigmatic world, where night vision ...

Unlike cats, our vision is pretty rubbish in very low light conditions. Fortunately, technology can help us reveal the hidden secrets of the night. The Nightra night vision monocular is just such as ...

MIT engineers have developed a technique to grow and peel ultrathin "skins" of electronic material. The method could pave the way for new classes of electronic devices, such as ultrathin wearable ...

When we think about night vision, most of us imagine soldiers moving stealthily in the dark or wildlife documentaries capturing nocturnal animals in their natural habitats. Yet, this technology has ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have come up with a clever way of turning darkness into night vision with a new OLED approach thinner than paper – all while using off-the-shelf parts and ...

You could mistake the new DVX Night Storm X1 night-vision viewer for a toy. It has the plasticky feel and clunky ergonomics of a box-store gadget – think early Atari gaming consoles. But that ...