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May 11 | News
Drawing
on computational tools and scanning transmission electron microscopy, a
team of University of Wisconsin-Madison and Iowa State University
materials experts has examined metallic glasses at the
difficult-to-reach scale of just a few nanometers length. They have
discovered a new nanometer-scale atomic structure that could help
developers fine-tune structures.
Apr 26 | News
One of the most instantly recognizable features of glass is the way it reflects light. But a new way of creating surface textures on glass, developed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, virtually eliminates reflections, producing glass that is almost unrecognizable because of its absence of glare—and whose surface causes water droplets to bounce right off, like tiny rubber balls.
Apr 16 | News
Glass,
one of the oldest man-made materials, is a non-crystalline amorphous
material produced by the fusion of crystalline powder mixtures heated to
high temperatures Using high-energy X-rays, scientists have for the
first time visualized the transformation of powder mixtures into molten
glass.
Apr 11 | News
In
a move that will broaden its life sciences consumables product
portfolio, Corning Incorporated announced this week that it has reached a
definitive agreement with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) to acquire
the majority of its Discovery Labware unit for approximately $730
million in cash.
Jan 5 | News
Chemists
have produced a new kind of glass-ceramic with a nanocrystalline
structure that features high strength and the right kind of optical
characteristics for use a coating for dentures. Unlike previous
ceramics, the new material matches the color and optical characteristics
of natural teeth.
12/6/2011 | News
Researchers have used candle soot to produce a transparent superamphiphobic coating made of glass. Oil and water both roll off the new coating, leaving nothing behind. It works even when the layer was damaged with sandblasting.
11/21/2011 | News
Certain
resins are valued for their lightness, strength, and resistance. But
unlike glass, these resins can no longer be reshaped when cured.
Researchers in France have invented a new material that acts like a
resin, but can be shaped at will and in a reversible manner at high
temperatures.
11/7/2011 | News
More
and more frequently, the electronics in automobiles are being moved
closer to the engine block. Materials used for these electronics must
resist increasing heat, so the glass solder being used as glue must be
continually optimized. For the first time ever, a robot in Germany is
developing a new type of glass that can fulfill these requirements.
10/17/2011 | News
A new form of carbon that rivals diamonds in its hardness, but has an amorphous structure similar to glass, has been produced under ultrahigh pressure in laboratory experiments. The research team was led by Stanford University mineral physicist Wendy Mao and graduate student Yu Lin.
9/27/2011 | News
Physicists at King's College London have discovered a means of making glass more transparent. The researchers have found that by covering glass with a film of gold more light can be transmitted through more angles, reducing the amount that is reflected back.
