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New rules for stained glass manufacturers that have been proposed by the EPA could reduce the amount of stained glass available to churches. In turn, this would significantly increase the price of stained glass for the biggest consumers of the material. Stained glass regulations expected soon New EPA rules are being finalized that would directly […]
A semiconductor startup in Illinois claims to have created a mobile device screen that’s four times more crack-resistant and seven times more scratch resistant than Corning’s industry-owning Gorilla Glass. The screen is diamond coated, which the company says makes it exceptionally resistant to damage. Diamond glass isn’t the first gemstone-glass combination This isn’t the first […]
The newest glass walkway in China is at the Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area. The walkway, known as the Coiling Dragon Cliff skywalk, is 110 meters long and 5 feet wide. The skywalk is part of a larger mountain road that takes visitors through 99 turns as it scales a sheer face of the Tianmen Mountain. […]
The National Grand Theatre, also known as the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, opened in 2007. The building, which was designed by French architect Paul Andreu, is egg shaped, and appears to float on a manmade lake. Visitors enter the building from a tunnel that goes under the lake. Glass and titanium […]
Last month, Solar Window Technologies, a Columbia, MD company, introduced SolarWindow, a solar electricity generation and transmission system that is applied to windows. The product generates clean electricity via transparent organic coatings that are applied in thin layers to glass surface. Solar windows use “invisible” wires The company is developing the windows specifically for use […]
Researchers from the Australian Museum in Sydney have concluded that volcanic glass tools recovered from South Pacific archaeological sites were used to create tattoos. The tools, which are made from obsidian, came from the Solomon Islands. Tattoos are culturally important in many places, and especially in Pacific Island culture. Researchers haven’t found many well preserved […]
We’ve seen stories about falling glass and unexpected glass breakage, but the Hubble Telescope has captured something we’ve never contemplated: glass rain. University of Arizona astronomers were gazing upon a relatively new exoplanet about 160 light years from Earth. The exoplanet, 2M1207b, is huge – between four and five times the size of Jupiter. Atmosphere […]
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History got its own lesson about nature after it had a glass roof in its facility restored. The newly cleaned and restored glass panels immediately got to work on melting the exhibits in the museum. According to the university, temperatures inside the museum have exceeded 110° F at times […]
Glass can be formed into just about any shape when it is molten, but joining two pieces of glass that have hardened usually requires glue. Last month, toolmaker Trumpf announced that it had developed a laser-based “welding” process that joins glass without glue. Glass welding creates stronger joints The new process is superior to joining […]
Skateboards can be made from a lot of creative materials, but apparently glass isn’t one of them. Video of the test ride of a glass skateboard surfaced last month, and it illustrates the limits of glass pretty well. Glass skateboard more for show The glass skateboard was made by a company called Avenue Trucks, a […]
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.
