A research team led by Prof. XUE Tian and Prof. MA Yuqian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in collaboration with multiple research groups, has successfully enabled human near-infrared (NIR) spatiotemporal color vision through upconversion contact lenses (UCLs). The study was published online in Cell on May 22, 2025 (EST), and was featured in a News release by Cell Press.