A research team led by SUTD has created nanoscale glass structures with near-perfect reflectance, overturning long-held ...

Materials science might seem very technical, but as a scientific discipline, it has led to many shifts in society over the ...

Scientists have found microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, according to new research on a small group of adults ...

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A project by Icelandic firm s.ap arkitektar envisions the year 2150, when buildings and cities made from lava could be a ...

Microscopic bits of plastic are sloughing off into food and beverages when consumers unwrap the plastic packaging, a new ...

A team of UK researchers is working on lightweight cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar devices for space arrays. The aim is to ...

Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on ...

Soda-lime Glass: A common glass type produced from sand, soda ash and lime, extensively used in antiquity. Flux: A substance added during glassmaking to facilitate the melting and homogenisation ...

Research done by Pyrex collector Dianne Williams notes that over 150 different glass compositions have been used for Pyrex branded products since 1915, including different formulations of ...