How Do Photochromic Lenses Work?

Ever wonder how glasses know when to turn into sunglasses? Is it MAGIC?

Nope, it’s science! These glasses have photochromic lenses, and they change color when UV light hits them.

Indoors = clear
Outdoors = dark (even on cloudy days!)

Watch to see how your glasses pull off this trick and why glass and plastic lenses use totally different science. 🤯

Special thanks to Rachel Kolb for writing the script!

#STEMvee #STEMinASL #Photochromic #TransitionsLenses #glasses

Due to character limits, the video description and transcript is available to read here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OHRawT7lPlxpyD0q28r701TA0TNwHEXxWib-KXQ2jHE/edit?usp=sharing

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