glass
$10 million grant supports international team’s efforts
Scientists don’t yet fully understand how the structure of glass affects its properties such as density, crack resistance, and melting temperatures. This knowledge gap hinders progress in developing new products, such as lighter windows for more fuel-efficient cars
"We are heading towards a whole new world of hybrid glass and devices for light-based technologies.”
Berkeley Lab researchers’ discovery may enable next-generation cathodes.
New forms of glassy molecules surprise and intrigue engineers
How does glass transition from a liquid to its familiar solid state? How does this common material transport heat and sound? And what microscopic changes occur when a glass gains rigidity as it cools?
‘Fragility’ provides a clue to the mystery of what happens when a liquid turns into a glass
Scientists are working toward even stronger and more elastic glass types which would fail in a ductile fashion instead of shattering.
At just a molecule thick, it’s a new record: The world’s thinnest sheet of glass, a serendipitous discovery by scientists at Cornell and Germany’s University of Ulm, is recorded for posterity in the Guinness Book of World Records.
