How do sunglasses protect our eyes?

#082 Rebroadcast

Wow sunglasses sure are cool. What's the coolest thing about them? Is it how cool they make us look and feel? Or is it the chemistry inside them? We'll let you decide, but we think you'll be surprised to find out how significant a role chemistry plays in the making of your shades.

 

References from this episode

1. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.chas.8b23208
2. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02513
3. https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/issues/2018-2019/December2018/2%20Shades%20TG%20Reading%20Supports.docx
4. https://www.safetyglassesusa.com/product-information/
5. https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i19/Periodic-graphics-chemistry-sunglasses.html
6. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118909911.ch26
7. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ma960808x
8. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/1999/JM/a902864a#!divAbstract

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