Editor’s note: This story is part of The Star’s series “Talking Trash.” All of the stories were inspired by questions and concerns we heard from Kansas Citians through listening sessions, an online ...

CHARLOTTE — After a weekend of Charlotte’s nightlife in full swing, the city accumulates thousands of pounds of glass bottles in recycling bins around the city. In most cases, Envision Charlotte’s ...

Scientists combine materials science invention with newly developed 3D printing technology. Components made of highly transparent glass can be manufactured in just a few minutes and with great ...

Audi has announced a new pilot program that involves recycling windows and installing recycled windowpanes in the Q4 e-tron. The pilot operation will go on for an entire year, and it is a ...

Artists, designers, architects, and industry members are exploring concepts in glass design through the nation’s first Collaborative Glass Robotics Laboratory, an initiative of Virginia Tech and the ...

Although glass is recyclable, the recycling process is generally limited to large pieces that can be easily sorted by color. Because it's not worth the effort to sort smaller fragments, they tend to ...

For millennia, people have used molten sand and other ingredients to create glass and fashion beads, vessels, lenses and windows. These days, metallic glasses - made entirely of metal atoms - are ...

Materials science and engineering experts have made significant experimental strides in understanding how, when and where the constantly moving atoms in molten metal 'lock' into place as the material ...