Fans of the Netflix reality TV show Blown Away probably know more than the average person about transforming glass into all manner of creations. Four seasons in and the show has increasingly cut ...

Natural silica glass, found in Earth's driest regions, forms when intense heat from meteor impacts or atmospheric explosions ...

The University of San Francisco’s new John Lo Schiavo Center for Science and Innovation (CSI) brings science to the forefront of academic life. Its glossy, three-story exterior invites students into ...

You reach for a glass of water only to knock it to the floor, shattering the glass and shooting shards all over the place. If only the glass was unbreakable. Now, researchers have brought this ...

A team of scientists from nine institutions in government, academia and industry discovered that many kinds of glass have similar atomic structure and can successfully be made in space. This photo was ...

Researchers found that understanding the stability of the rings of atoms in glass materials can help them predict the performance of glass products. This capability is important because the most ...

Foam glass represents an advanced material derived from molten glass that has been expanded to form a highly porous structure. This material offers a unique combination of excellent thermal insulation ...

But many questions remain about the prized material. Where was glass first fashioned? How was it worked and colored, and passed around the ancient world? Though much is still mysterious, in the last ...

In the middle of the twentieth century, Soviet and East German engineers quietly pushed glass far beyond the fragile material most people know from windows and wine glasses. Their experiments produced ...

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Ahead of National Science Day, students can try five simple home experiments. Using easily available materials, students can practise safely at home and confidently present these engaging science ...