Many (most?) people do not have the education required to understand scientific journal articles, which use highly specific terms that are often unknown to anyone outside the field as well as critical statistical evaluations.

"Stop being lazy" is a take that is both incredibly ignorant and incredibly elitist.

Very well played. The irony is delicious.

The article implies NO, these wavelengths are ABSORBED in the coating, not reflected. The energy is then radiated back out at other wavelengths that penetrate our atmosphere.

Article is not clear, but that is my interpretation. In any case, I highly doubt it would be any worse than existing UV-blocking glass.

Every new tech that will radically change the future starts as a "novel lab discovery." Sure, most of the discoveries don't lead to much, but that doesn't mean we should see the glass as entirely empty and shrug our shoulders at everything. It is healthy and useful to be excited by new science and new possibilities.

Also, I think it is important to separate the impact of discoveries in physical sciences vs medical science. Medical "discoveries" are often in controlled petri dishes, and turn out to not be effective in a whole human where many complex complex systems interfere. It is usually appropriate to be pessimistic toward these over-hyped in vitro medical "discoveries."

On the other hand, a physical discovery or product like this one is fully REAL. The hurdles to making it "useful" are usually manufacturing and cost, which are only limited by current technology. We can innovate such things into existence in ways we cannot do with medicine. Thus, I think it is appropriate to be excited by physical discoveries and have them inspire wonder and innovation.

We must always consider new tech risks in the context of the benefits. How useful is this new technology vs how likely and severe are the risks? It is wise to be concerned about potential risks, but we cannot ignore the known benefits.

Also, we should not fear unintended consequences based on a decades-old perspective. Over the last 40 years especially, the world has shifted from mostly ignoring the environment to having national and international regulations and watchdogs to address unintended consequences and new pollutants.

Of course, the regulations and watchdogs are still mostly weak and we still must be watchful, but it is time to evolve our default assumption from "no one has considered the unintended consequences" to "experts are testing and considering the materials and processes used."