For centuries, humans have made use of glass in their art, tools, and technology. Despite the ubiquity of this material, ...

A prime example is the magnificent Arc at the Green School in Bali, made from a series of ... turning it into a transparent ...

It looks like a tube made of glass but it’s actually aluminum. Well, aluminum with an asterisk beside it — this is not elemental aluminum but rather a material made using it. We got onto the ...

Baruah, a woodworking hobbyist, recently wondered if his pastime’s principal material could serve as a viable glass ...

New glass is made from four main ingredients: sand, soda, ash, and limestone. While there is no shortage of these raw materials yet, they have all been quarried, which can damage the landscape ...

Modern glass floors are remarkably strong, thanks to advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Typically made from laminated glass—composed of multiple layers of glass bonded with a ...

Being able to reinvent how we make specialized glass, like water-resistant glass, will drastically change how we access these expanded materials. As it stands now, engineers usually have to take ...