A Clearer View of What Makes Glass Rigid
Recent work may lead to new advances in high-strength glass, which can be used for cooking, industrial, and smartphone applications
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Producing Glass with a 3D Printer
Only a few groups of researchers around the world have attempted to produce glass using additive methods
Simple 'Smart' Glass Reveals the Future of Artificial Vision
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have devised a method to create pieces of "smart" glass that can recognize images without requiring any sensors or circuits or power sources
Chemists Could Make 'Smart Glass' Smarter by Manipulating It at the Nanoscale
An alternative nanoscale design for eco-friendly smart glass
Researchers Use 3D Printer to Print Glass
Chalcogenide glass is a unique material used to make optical components that operate at mid-infrared wavelengths
New Family of Glass Good for Lenses
A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens applications
How Proper Glass Vessel Heating Works
Heating mantles and heating tapes are widely used by today’s scientists and researchers when heating their glass vessels.
Artificial Intelligence Accelerates Discovery of Metallic Glass
Machine learning algorithms pinpoint new materials 200 times faster than previously possible
Smart Glass Made Better—and Cheaper
Engineers develop eco-friendly panels that switch from transparent to opaque
Tweaking Quantum Dots Powers-Up Double-Pane Solar Windows
Engineered quantum dots could bring down the cost of solar electricity