Scientists are making new discoveries every day, but many of them fall under the radar. Some of these findings are life-changing, while others expand our knowledge of the world around us. Here are nine recent findings that are making waves.

1. Night-vision contact lenses

Scientists have created contact lenses that can give people super-vision, according to a study published in the journal Cell . The lenses allow "people to see beyond the visible light range, picking up flickers of infrared light even in the dark — or with their eyes closed," said New Scientist . They could potentially be a replacement for night-vision goggles.

"There are many potential applications right away for this material," Tian Xue, a neuroscientist at the University of Science and Technology of China and

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