Pop City: Mt. Lebanon entrepreneur advances glare-blocking eyewear

If you've ever driven into blinding sunlight--heading west on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at sunset comes to mind--you will appreciate the invention of Mt. Lebanon resident scientist and entrepreneur Chris Mullin.

Mullin is developing sunglasses that use an electronic shield to instantly block the sun's blinding glare. The technology is based on the strategic placement of liquid crystals in the lens. No more squinting or tensing up from dangerous situations on the road.

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• www.popcitymedia.com/innovationnews/dynamics081711.aspx (Pop City)

P-G: Dynamic Eye, a Mt. Lebanon startup, develops sunglasses that 'outsmart the sun'

Many tech startups dream of being acquired by Google. Dynamic Eye has its sights on Oakley.

The Mt. Lebanon-based company has spent the past seven years building sunglasses that come with one frame, two lenses -- and an algorithm that can outsmart the sun and identify where glare is strongest.

"We help fight glare like no sunglasses have before," said Chris Mullin, the company's founder and chief executive.

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• www.post-gazette.com/pg/11007/1116114-28.stm (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)