Re: [ST] Electrochromatic visor

[Steve Lawler <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In a previous email, Blake Sobiloff stated:

> I caught mention of this innovation via another list; it looks 
> interesting, so I thought I'd pass it along. Its a brief article 
> describing a motorcycle visor that can change from clear to dark tint 
> (or vice versa) with the application of about 1V of electricity.
> 
> 	<http://optics.org/articles/news/9/9/3/1>

Seems like it is a variation on auto-darkening welding helmets. That
technology has been around for a few years. I'll bet that the military
has had something similar for even longer.

- -- 
Steve "Devil Dawg" Lawler
Verona, NJ, USA, Earth

2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"

"If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been
much of a day."
            -- John A. Wheeler


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