Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes a new type of liquid in thin films, which forms a high-density glass. Results generated in this study, conducted by ...

Glass with incredibly thin layers is an appealing concept for several engineering applications. For instance, coating steel components in glass could provide corrosion protection, whereas overlaying ...

Glassmakers PhD student Shivajee Govind (left) and recent PhD graduate Yi Jin (right) with the ultrahigh vacuum chamber they and other members of Zahra Fakhraai's lab use to deposit ultrathin glass ...

These high-performing glass and film options provide an array of useful innovations for designers, from solar control and fire-resistance to high visible light transmittance and superior thermal ...

Researchers have found that aluminum oxide glass can flex and stretch without breaking (Science 2019, DOI: 10.1126/science.aav1254). Most glass is made of silica, an amorphous solid in which atoms are ...