A materials scientist at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany has been awarded a prestigious "ERC Proof of Concept Grant" from the European Research Council to further develop and refine a ...

Glass is heat-treated for two reasons: the first is to increase its strength to resist external stresses such as wind and snow loads, or thermal loads caused by the sun’s energy. The second is to ...

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Corporation announced that it has developed tempered vacuum insulated glass and another vacuum insulated glass with transparent pillars that it has ...

The primary reason behind using laminated glass for car windshields has to do with safety. Of course, there are other added benefits, but ever since government safety standards came into effect, ...