Scientists combine materials science invention with newly developed 3D printing technology. Components made of highly transparent glass can be manufactured in just a few minutes and with great ...

During this year s ACHEMA, the according to the organizers world major trade fair for the chemical and process industry taking place in Frankfurt/Main in the time from June 18, to June 22, 2012, the ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of The Star’s series “Talking Trash.” All of the stories were inspired by questions and concerns we heard from Kansas Citians through listening sessions, an online ...

Until now, only two ways to shape glass in a 3D printing process have been demonstrated: a fused deposition moulding approach in which soda lime glass is heated to around 1,000 °C and a manual wire ...

A lack of convenient access and issues like landfill economics have made glass recycling difficult. Groups such as Ripple Glass, Ace Glass, and Phoenix Glass are trying to help by easing the process.

Sandhill Industries , a Boise, ID-based manufacturer of decorative tile, received the Evergreen Award from the Northwest regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency. The company earned the ...

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 ...

MADISON, Wis. - For millennia, people have used molten sand and other ingredients to create glass and fashion beads, vessels, lenses and windows. These days, metallic glasses - made entirely of metal ...

One of [CNLohr]’s bigger claims to fame is his process for making glass PCBs. They’re pretty much identical to regular, fiberglass-based PCBs, but [CNLohr] is building circuits on microscope slides.