I have a tendency toward skin cancers on my noggin, and all that glass up there concerns me. Does anyone know if it's "UV-resistant"?
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Simple to measure. My tint guy had one of these.Good points.
But it turns out both UVA-A and UV-B are damaging to humans. UV-B is actually more commonly associated with skin cancer (and other DNA damage), but UV-A is way more abundant in sunlight (about 95% of UVA radiation that reaches the Earth's surface is UV-A). So UV-A is almost as damaging, just due to its abundance. (From Pubmed, Nat'l Institutes of Health)
When Tesla says its glass reduces UV radiation to less than 2 on the UV Index scale, I'm assuming it means all UV - both bands. And the U.S. EPA says a UV Index of 0-2 is safe for working and playing outside in the sun. (per EPA)
If my understanding is wrong, someone please correct me.
Possible anyone with access to one of these tools could Please check the individual pieces of glass and report back with their findings, explicitly for different stock Tesla glass components, windshield, side glass, rood glass, etc untreated with aftermarket films?
polycarbonates filter nearly 100% of both UV-A/B ... apparently Polyvinyl is used for the sandwich middle layer of laminated windshields ... so the UV reduction would have to be achieved by some sort of filter. Mineral glass blocks nearly all UV-B but for UV-A (the more dangerous spectrum) it doesnt do much unless it's tinted (like the Tesla moonroof)Possible anyone with access to one of these tools could Please check the individual pieces of glass and report back with their findings, explicitly for different stock Tesla glass components, windshield, side glass, rood glass, etc untreated with aftermarket films?
Someone told me there may be a difference in protection, and inferred the plastic lamination may have a significant role in UV rejection?
Is there truth to that?
Is the plastic layer inside the glass laminated structure typically PC? Which I think has known UV blocking ability
And does that have any bearing on the Updated Acoustic Glass panels?
Does "most" of the UV protection come from the glass or the plastic laminate? Or are they both significant contributors?
For some reason, that is an unresolved topic that has come up many times in our circles on long trips, and am Very curious to hear what the truth is, hopefully from someone educated on the topic.