Researchers work to create infrared detectors for viper-like night vision

Much like some snakes use infrared to "see" at night, University of Central Florida researchers are working to create similar viper vision to improve the sensitivity of night-vision cameras. The ability to enhance night vision capabilities could have implications in improving what can be seen in space, in chemical and biological disaster areas, and on the battlefield. The trick in developing the new highly sensitive, but uncooled, infrared detector was engineering the two-dimensional nanomaterial graphene into a material that can carry an electric current.