Collaborate Disseminate
Concrete is a very popular building material, enough so that one of its key ingredients – sand – is in increasingly short supply. Scientists are thus now exploring the possibility of replacing that sand with glass waste that would otherwise end up in l… Continue reading Discarded glass used to replace sand in 3D-printable concrete
If this is the easy part of making a complete reflector telescope from a single piece of glass, we can’t wait to get a load of the hard part! A …read more Continue reading Watch a Complete Reflector Telescope Machined from a Single Block of Glass
There are a lot of ways that stresses can show up, at least when discussing materials science. Cracks in concrete are a common enough example, but any catastrophic failure in …read more Continue reading Stresses Revealed With A Polariscope
Robots and other automated systems have always had trouble visually gauging the 3D shape of transparent objects, like those made of glass. A new system addresses that problem, by using a laser to quickly heat such items.Continue ReadingCategory: Scienc… Continue reading Glass360Dgree tech heats transparent objects to gauge their shape
There was a time when ordering some glassware from a distributor meant making a sizable minimum order, sending a check in the mail and waiting weeks for a box full …read more Continue reading Glassblowing for the Lab
For some time now, an antimicrobial material known as bioactive glass has been put forward for use in applications such as medical implants, hospital surfaces and wound dressings. Now, scientists report that they have boosted its bacteria-killing effec… Continue reading Scientists make bioactive glass 100 times more lethal to bacteria
Windows may be important for letting natural light and warmth into a room, but sometimes they let in too much, or let your artificial warmth out instead. Researchers at Oxford have developed a new smart window coating that can be tuned on the fly to em… Continue reading Tuneable smart window coating traps heat in winter, reflects it in summer
It isn’t an uncommon science fiction trope for our hero to be in a situation where there is no technology. Maybe she’s back in the past or on a faraway …read more Continue reading Tech in Plain Sight: Primitive Engineering Materials
Researchers at Carnegie Science have developed an ultrahard diamond glass. Made entirely of crushed “soccerballs” of carbon, the new material also has high thermal conductivity and could find use in electronics.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, Scie… Continue reading Ultrahard diamond glass made by crushing buckyballs
As sunlight passes through a building’s windows it can cause indoor temperatures to rise, to the point that the structure’s power-hungry air conditioning system has to be used. A new switchable window material, however, blocks incoming heat while remai… Continue reading Switchable window material stays clear while blocking the sun’s heat