Over the last 160 years, specialty-glass and ceramics manufacturer Corning Inc. (IW 500: 136) has learned a thing or two about innovation. For one thing, Corning -- which in the late 1800s developed ...

2022 is the international year of glass. And yet many glass factories are struggling to survive. High energy costs and considerable CO 2 emissions mean that glass production faces a challenging future ...

This article was provided by Inside Science News Service. Read the original here. (ISNS) – Alterations to the usual glass production process, such as putting the material under stress, can introduce ...

While it was originally used for jars, beads, and bowls, glass now serves numerous purposes, such as windows, shelves, lighting, appliances, fiber optic cables, and solar panels. The limited lifespan ...

Glasses are not stoichiometric compounds but variable mixtures of substances, some of which can independently form glasses while others cannot. This variability allows for a vast range of compositions ...