Infrared vision in a contact lens

This article is about a group of researchers from the University of Michigan. This group has found a way to put infrared technology into a contact lens. To accomplish this, they used a substance called graphene. Normally this substance doesn't work because the sensitivity is very poor despite the fact that it can detect the entire infrared spectrum. To overcome this, the researchers made a double layer a conductive layer placed between the two layers of graphene. This resulted in resounding success in the creation of infrared viewing that is only slightly larger than two sheets of graphene.

One connection I can somewhat make to this would be my health class. In this class we discuss medical things and treatments for various conditions. In the article it mentioned that doctors could possibly use this technology to monitor the blood flow of patients. In that case, maybe this technology could also be used by first aid responders to accurately assess people who are hurt. This would probably lower death rates by allowing people to properly care for wounded people.

Personally, I feel like this is a very innovative technology. It will definitely spur some innovation in other fields like this one.  Hopefully, it will be inexpensive and open to the general public. This will allow for scenarios like the one I depicted above.  Who knows, maybe I will someday be saved by this technology. This could also help out America as as a whole. In the article it mentioned that infrared gear used by the military is very bulky and hard to maneuver. This technology, however, is the exact opposite, and could possibly replace that kind of gear.

The question I chose to answer was: What is the purpose for using quotes? 
Anthony used quotes in his article in order to provide proof to back up what he was saying. For example, in the beginning of the article, Anthony said that the technology could be miniaturized, to show that he was saying the truth he quoted, "' We can make the entire design super-thin,' states Zhaohui Zhong". He used this quote to show that the technology could be made extremely small. When Anthony was saying that the material used has failed in the past for this application, he quoted, "'The challenge for the current generation of graphene-based detectors is that their sensitivity is typically very poor,' stated Zhong". This also showed proof that the material used had failed in the past, and that it had its drawbacks.


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