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Engineers at London-based Eckersley O’Callaghan have developed a 30-ft glass slide fabricated from a single piece of laminated, annealed glass. The piece was demonstrated at Glass Tec in Dusseldorf last month. The slide is made from two pieces of glass bonded together with transparent structural silicone adhesive (TSSA). The vertical member, which serves as the […]
Uroboros Glass, a glass furnace in Portland, has announced that it will close its doors next year. The closure is due, in part, to the company’s inability to meet a host of new regulations by different government agencies. The company cited environmental, safety and seismic regulations that it said eliminated the company’s long-term viability. Uroboros […]
If you ask industry experts, one of the most confounding things about glass is the phenomenon of spontaneous breakage. As the name suggests, glass shatters without any apparent cause. Doors, windows and other large sheets of glass seemingly burst. So what causes spontaneous glass breakage? Can it be predicted? More importantly, can it be prevented? […]
Researchers in Japan have created a new glass formulation that may be stronger than aluminum. The value of this glass is that it doesn’t break when it’s dropped or impacted. Glass makers have known for a long time that adding alumina to a glass mixture could make the resulting product exceptionally strong, but simply adding […]
The Shard is a 95-story retail, office and residential building in Southwark, London. The glass pyramidal tower is considered part of the London Bridge Quarter development. It is the tallest building in the United Kingdom and the fourth-tallest building in Europe. Construction on the building began in 2009 and was completed in 2012. Although the […]
If you have a mobile device, chances are very good that it uses Corning’s Gorilla Glass to protect its touch screen. Gorilla Glass has been used in more than 4.5 billion mobile devices. Corning has just announced that Gorilla Glass is making its debut in the ultimate mobile device: the automobile. Gorilla Glass featured in […]
A new office building planned in Philadelphia will use photochromic glass. The windows will tint automatically to reduce glare and solar heat gain. The building, known as 3.0 University Place, will open in early 2018. The 189,000 square foot building’s windows will have sensors that detect the level of ambient light and tint to reduce […]
When the task is to decorate a room, most people focus on colors, furnishings, textures and flooring. One important element of decorating is light, and the source of most natural light is the window. Glass is an integral part of a decorating scheme, so it’s important to remember it when making a decorating plan. Include […]
Wearable technology is making a play for a bigger piece of the mobile market share. According to Gartner and other industry analysts, the wearable technology market will grow to $150B or bigger in the next decade. With that much wearable technology around, that means an awful lot of glass. Corning has recently announced its latest […]
If you’re always on the lookout for interesting decorative materials, get to know glass fiber reinforced concrete. If the word “concrete” immediately makes you worry about weight, you should definitely read on. Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) is used to create façade panels, shaped concrete, countertops and other similar surfaces. GFRC can also be used […]
Glass Paint – self-priming/permanent-bonding glass paint began outside of the USA in early 1997. In late 2003 Glass Paint moved to the USA for distribution in North America.
