Posts Tagged ‘glass’
For very stable glass, pack molecules like Tetris
U. CHICAGO (US) — In just hours or days, scientists can create ultrastable glass that could be useful for making stronger metals and faster-acting pharmaceuticals, research shows. Continue…
Monday, January 7, 2013 12:49 - 8 Comments
Science & Technology - Oct 25, 2012 12:31 - 0 Comments
Video reveals molecule ‘gridlock’ in glass
EMORY/ NYU (US) — Physicists have made a movie of particle motion as a super-cooled liquid approaches the glass state—a first look at the molecular level of this mysterious process. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 24, 2012 11:29 - 1 Comment
For stronger glass, cool it more slowly
RICE (US) — Scientists report that methods from microelectronics and nanotechnology could make glass about twice as strong as the best currently available. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 21, 2012 12:42 - 1 Comment
Recycled glass gives concrete more muscle
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Mixing ground waste glass into cement makes the resulting concrete stronger, more durable, and more resistant to water. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 27, 2010 13:24 - 0 Comments
Glass slivers conduct current at the nanoscale
U. MICHIGAN (US)—On a very small scale, physics can get a little peculiar. Biomedical engineers have discovered such a nanoscale phenomenon and think it could lead to faster, less expensive portable diagnostic devices. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 30, 2010 12:47 - 0 Comments
How do you turn protein into glass?
DUKE (US)—Researchers have devised a method to dry and preserve proteins in a glassified form that seems to retain the molecules’ properties as workhorses of biology. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 23, 2009 4:00 - 1 Comment
Watching glass age in slow motion
U. PENN (US)–Despite thousands of years of household and industrial use, certain aspects of glasses have perplexed physicists. Now researchers have found new clues to why the dynamics of glasses get slower and more sluggish as they age. (more…)
