Engineered quantum dots could bring down the cost of solar electricity

A research group has uncovered the principles of spicule morphogenesis in certain kinds of marine sponges

Enameled drinking glasses and popular merchandise can contain potentially toxic levels of lead and cadmium

CRAIC Technologies announces the availability of glass and oil standard reference materials set to calibrate glass refractive index measurement instruments

Islands of cooperating atoms jam like ice floes as a liquid becomes like glass

Designing for novel optical components instead of using off-the-shelf optics could reduce the size, weight, or cost of optics systems

“Our goal is not just to make safer batteries, but also to increase energy capacity," lead researcher says

Rutgers professor Ashutosh Goel invents way to contain radioactive iodine

Such smart windows are aimed at saving on cooling and heating bills for homes and businesses

$10 million grant supports international team’s efforts