In 2012, a two atom thick layer of silica glass was accidently made in the laboratory of Cornell professor David Muller, allowing the atoms in a glass to be seen individually for the first time. Now, ...

There are a few natural minerals that can offer the same deep iridescence as dichroic glass, two examples being opal and ...

AFM snapshot showing the formation and progression of local wrinkles induced by the transformation of the middle organic glass layer into a supercooled liquid. Courtesy: J Rodríguez-Viejo The first ...

Can 45 layers of bulletproof glass—45 layers that combine to make a 16-inch thick bullet stopping wall, mind you—survive against a RPG-7 rocket launcher? The idea is to find out if it’s possible to ...

Glass making dates back to ancient Mesopotamia, an astonishing 4,000 years ago. Known as “humankind’s most important material,” 1 glass is ubiquitous in our modern environment. It is used in the ...