The Origin of Glass: A Journey Through Ancient Civilizations
Glass is a material that is extremely common today. You can find it everywhere, from your kitchen to the promotional aisles in supermarkets. However, few people know that in the ...
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Chilling Revelations from the 1,800-Year-Old Glass “Treasure” in Antarctica
Seven special glass fragments discovered at a depth of 279 meters beneath the icy continent of Antarctica have been described by scientists as a "golden" discovery. Dr. Stephen Piva from ...
Invention of glass that can generate electricity
With laser engraving on its surface, tellurite glass generates an electric current in response to ultraviolet light and visible light.Scientists from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan) and the École ...
The most durable material ever invented
Researchers have developed an extremely strong and lightweight material by utilizing DNA nanotechnology and subsequently coating it with a thin layer of glass.This new material is the result of research ...
The only place in the world where you can comfortably walk on glass without fear of injury
The name says it all. This place is the "Glass Beach" in California, USA.Glass Beach is made up of three smaller beaches located in Northern California, and on this beach ...
China manufactures a type of glass harder than diamond
A research team in northern China has recently developed the hardest glass material in the world, capable of easily leaving deep scratches on the surface of diamonds.According to the South ...
Discovery of a Strange Liquid State Existing Within the Structure of Glass
When pushing matter to its limits, we often encounter strange phenomena. Recent scientific discoveries have uncovered a new state of liquid while attempting to create a super-dense yet ultra-thin glass.This ...
