Nov 11 2009Hooray?: Auto-Tinting Contacts Coming Soon
You know those eyeglasses that automatically darken whenever you go outside? I know, they remind me of pederasts too for some reason (but they look great on you, really). Now scientists are working on transferring the technology to contact lenses.
Traditionally, these light-to-dark lenses have been constructed by coating a normal lens with a photochromic dye. When UV light hits the dye, the individual molecules expand, darkening the lens and absorbing light. Coating contacts, however, doesn't work so well.
So researchers in Singapore have laced contacts with a matrix on nano tunnels filled with these photochromic dyes. Not only has the team been successful in producing transition contacts; these contacts darken in the presence of UV light faster than standard lenses (just 10 to 20 seconds).Researchers are now working on isolating the photochromic material to just corneal region of your eye, granting you all of the UV filtering without turning your entire iris black.
Yeah, but do they allow you see through a woman's blouse? And, more importantly, can you believe I just said blouse? I don't even know what that is!
I Wear My Suncontacts at Night [gizmodo]
Thanks to twellve, who wears Transition glasses at night so she can, so she can, watch you live and offer you candy.
Reader Comments
1. eesteb - November 11, 2009 6:31 PM
first!
2. mer - November 11, 2009 6:32 PM
Source?
3. trinity847 - November 11, 2009 6:38 PM
uh oh, i can totally use those!
4. Matthew Chivers - November 11, 2009 6:39 PM
Source / Link ????
(woot LINK the best character... I mean... PERSON... of all time)
5. a - November 11, 2009 6:44 PM
lol, no tags.
6. blow - November 11, 2009 6:45 PM
Source: Me.
Link: My bung-hole.
Tags: Rudolph
7. GeekologieReader1Five10Eleven - November 11, 2009 6:54 PM
OMG VETERANS SHOULD WEAR THIS ON THEIR GRAVE!!!!!!
And where is Daisy?????
8. brianthelion - November 11, 2009 7:17 PM
You can see a clip of the auto-tint glasses on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC4YJcgfRq0 they work pretty well
9. configurator - November 11, 2009 7:31 PM
"Researchers are now working on isolating the photochromic material to just corneal region of your eye, granting you all of the UV filtering without turning your entire iris black"
In other words, researches are now trying to take the coolness factor out of these contacts. I don't wear glasses or contacts, but I'd consider wearing those - just to have a black iris when in sun.
10. JFreezy - November 11, 2009 7:35 PM
Yes! Now I can pretend to be a vampire like Edward!! Oh crap, did I say that out loud?
11. birr crinton - November 11, 2009 7:57 PM
they should do this to everything in the world. literally.
12. Ickorus - November 11, 2009 8:21 PM
Id much prefer the ones that turn the whole iris black.
13. me - November 11, 2009 10:54 PM
noone SAID anything out loud idiots, your keyboard does not talk.
14. JJHANDOSOMOSCABLA - November 11, 2009 11:08 PM
Why id the GW trying to avoid the word TRANSITION...i.e. TRANSITION LENSES. Get with it man.
15. Melissa - November 12, 2009 12:09 AM
I'm sorry, no where in this article is the religion of this man notated. Is he Christian? Jewish? What? These are important details that are being held back. How will we know what religion we should hold accountable for this?
16. Naas - November 12, 2009 12:54 AM
Go F.U.C.K. YOURSELFS!
17. dr. Nappy - November 12, 2009 8:44 AM
They should make them peril sensitive.
18. Jaded Icon - November 12, 2009 8:46 AM
@ 9
I agree, that is the best part of the product. To have you eyes change color in the sun = bad*ss!
@ 15
What the hell are you talking about?
@ 16
Fake naas....
19. STOMPY - November 12, 2009 9:45 AM
@19
When it comes to 1 in the morning you can never be sure, he might be on an ether binge, There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge...
20. STOMPY - November 12, 2009 9:51 AM
@19
I believe 15 was trying to say
Crouching Tiger discourages Hiden Dragon against the circle. Crouching Tiger dumps the beginner under an optical tower. Crouching Tiger consults Hiden Dragon around every prophet. A target grows outside Crouching Tiger. Crouching Tiger presses a hook above a chaotic evidence.
21. STOMPY - November 12, 2009 10:01 AM
Mornings are a drag
Everyone is hungover
yet I sit at work
and for those of you who haven't seen this video yet...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA
22. LSDiesel - November 12, 2009 10:15 AM
@20, Yes, I do believe naas was behaving like the village drunk in some old early Irish novel.
23. spleenal - November 12, 2009 10:23 AM
next thing would be "mood" contacts.
Her eyes would change colour to show her mood.
Blue-calm
red - turned on
black-mad as hell quick get out the house!!1
24. STOMPY - November 12, 2009 10:27 AM
who's gonna play mario kart with me tonight? There has gotta be more of you out there willing to join...
25. Kyster - November 12, 2009 11:02 AM
Then we just need them to get armored, and the welders would save a few bucks in safety gear!
26. Closet Nerd - November 12, 2009 11:55 AM
@20 ....and I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon.
@25 I might be on tonight. All I need to do is get stars in 2 mirror cups, and I'll have unlocked everything in the game, but those 2 levels are pissing me off!!!
I keep gettin only 'A' Rank!!!! "Forget You" Rainbow Road!!!!
27. Eyeglasses - December 30, 2009 11:56 AM
Um... that's really really creepy. REALLY creepy. How does that NOT hurt your eyes?