UConn Prof Develops New Photochromatic Lens

"A chemistry professor at the University of Connecticut is engaging in some eye-catching business," according to a post on Boston.com. "Greg Sotzing's (SOTT'-sing's) work with transition lenses for sunglasses is getting the attention of the U.S. military, which is interested in his technology to make lenses change colors almost instantaneously. Most transition lenses use polymers that darken when light hits them. The new technology developed by Sotzing and his colleagues uses an electric current that changes the lenses' colors when triggered by light." Read more. Or read here on NavyTimes.

UConnR&D released this statement: "Alphachromics was formed in 2010 to commercialize the electrochromic innovations developed in the lab of Dr. Greg Sotzing, Professor of organic and polymer chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Materials Science. The company’s low cost color-changing conductive polymers can be applied to products as diverse as energy efficient windows, tunable eyewear (goggles and sunglasses), and high performance switchable fabrics. The company recently secured funding from Connecticut Innovation’s Pre-Seed Fund."