Sunglasses on Demand - ACS Headline Science

Photochromic lenses, which change from clear to tinted in sunlight, have been around for decades. Now a group of researchers at Georgia Tech has developed a polymer coating that can change its color instantly with just a small electrical current.

That means no more waiting for your glasses to turn to shades; all you'd have to do is push a button.

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[Rickmakes]

The biggest problem I have with transition lenses is that they don't work in the car (behind the UV blocking windshield). This sounds like great technology.

[jeanfuller-stanley]

This is very intriguing, but will this be a transition or will there only be two extremes?