[Robotgroup] Fwd: NASA Tech Briefs INSIDER 04/03/07

[Don Colbath]

Strategic Air Command has had these since 1980 and a great deal more 
stylish too.

http://www.fb-111a.net/goggles.html

Don  ;o)

Ed Xavier Gonzalez wrote:

>This was too cool not to share!  My understanding is that it is either
>available soon or will be on the horizon after some huge corporation
>snaps up the licensing rights.
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>>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>>* "Smart" Sunglasses Let Users Adjust Shade and Color
>>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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>>INTELLIGENT SUNGLASSES
>>Researchers at the University of Washington (Seattle, WA) have designed
>>prototype sunglasses that darken instantaneously, using electrochromic
>>materials that change transparency depending on the electric currents
>>running through them. The wearer spins a tiny dial on the arm of the
>>glasses to change lens color or shade.
>>
>>Sandwiching a gel between two layers of electrochromic material created
>>the lenses. Applying a small voltage moves charged particles from one
>>layer to another, changing the transparency. A single watch battery is
>>able to power thousands of transitions. Once the glasses are a certain
>>tint, they will stay that way without power for about 30 days. Organic
>>molecules allowed the researchers to create colored lenses.
>>
>>For more information, visit: http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20070403A8
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>Ed Xavier Gonzalez
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