Eye glasses that can be manually switched to "sunglass mode" may be on their way

Glasses with transitional lenses are a neat idea in theory, but they have some shortcomings in practice. That's why researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing an alternative – clear eyeglasses that can be manually tinted into sunglasses, by the user. .. Continue Reading Eye glasses that can be manually switched to "sunglass mode" may be on their way

Section: Wearable Electronics

Tags: American Chemical Society, Electrochromic, Eyewear, Georgia Institute of Technology, Glasses, Sunglasses

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