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ThirtyMileSniper t1_iur5m3d wrote

Great. I remember the initial concept being discussed while I was studying 20 years ago. Now they have the compound hopefully it will be a product within the next five years.

Mind you, generally things like this go on trials for twenty years or so to check the real world lifespan and reactions. No one wants to have their shiny glass tower look all flaky 10 years in.

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Alis451 t1_iusq75x wrote

> Now they have the compound hopefully it will be a product within the next five years.

It has been on cars for a while now, the Drivers side windows are Infrared coated while the windshield is UV coated, this unfortunately prevents Transition lenses from working.

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ThirtyMileSniper t1_iuss1kf wrote

TIL.

This makes sense in terms of trialling it as well since those windows are going to see much more wear.

I'm not surprised I missed this though since my last vehicle was 2006 registered and the current one is six years old.

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