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title: Injectable Nanoparticles Give Mice Infrared Vision
description: Infrared devices that aid law enforcement by detecting the heat given off by a hiding criminal are bulky. The solution? An injectable biocompatible nanoparticle that can give animals (and eventually humans) the ability to see light near IR wavelengths.
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# [Injectable Nanoparticles Give Mice Infrared Vision](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/injectable-nanoparticles-give-mice-infrared-vision)

 Written by [Jeff Hopkins](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/author/jeff-hopkins) | 6/18/19 4:00 PM

Infrared devices that aid law enforcement by detecting the heat given off by a hiding criminal are bulky. The solution? An injectable biocompatible nanoparticle that can give animals (and eventually humans) the ability to see light near IR wavelengths.

[Read the full article on *Chemical & Engineering News *→](https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/biotechnology/Injectable-nanoparticles-give-mice-infrared/97/i9)

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