Apple has snapped up a start-up company which uses infrared imaging and machine learning to create crisper, and more lifelike photos. 

UK-based Spectral Edge has focussed on improving white balancing on cameras, as well as combining infrared photographs with standard photos.

Though Spectral Edge’s site is now offline, back in 2016 the company’s managing director Christopher Cytera told Tech Crunch that using infrared images was key to taking better photos in misty and foggy conditions:
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