Relief flight offers help for Puerto Rico; more supplies coming this week
Delta operated on Saturday a relief flight with 20,000 pounds of relief supplies and water, as well as humanitarian aid workers to San Juan. The airline also stood up temporary processing counters,...
View ArticleStudies of 'amorphous ice' reveal hidden order in glass
l. The waves at the bottom of old window panes are a reminder that solid glass behaves like a very slow-moving liquid. Now a new study challenges the notion that the atomic structure of glass is...
View ArticleMaine Fisherman Sentenced for Illegally Trafficking American Eels
Richard D. Austin was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment yesterday for trafficking juvenile American eels (also called “elvers” or “glass eels”) in violation of the Lacey Act, following a hearing in...
View ArticleDark Fiber: Using Sensors Beneath Our Feet to Tell Us About Earthquakes,...
Shan Dou (from left), Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, and Nate Lindsey were on a Berkeley Lab team that used fiber optic cables for detecting earthquakes and other subsurface activity. read more
View Article, Regents' Professor of Astronomy and Optical Sciences at the University of...
The University of Arizona is the only university capable of manufacturing mirrors for the largest telescope in the world, and that is because of the process developed here by Roger Angel several...
View ArticleMaine Harvester Enters Guilty Plea, Maine Dealers Sentenced for Illegally...
Yarann Im was sentenced to six months imprisonment and three years of supervised release and Thomas Choi was sentenced to six months in prison with a fine of $25,000 today for trafficking juvenile...
View ArticleShatter-proof mobile phone screens a step closer with ANU research
An international study on glass led by ANU and the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris in France could lead to the development of shatter-proof mobile phone screens. read more
View ArticleResearchers find first evidence of glassmaking in sub-Saharan Africa
The discovery is discussed in “Chemical Analysis of Glass Beads from Igbo Olokun, Ile-Ife (SW Nigeria): New Light on Raw Materials, Production and Interregional Interactions,” which will appear in an...
View ArticleChemists create tinted windows that also generate electricity
Berkeley chemists created a new type of photovoltaic out of cesium-doped perovskite that is transparent at room temperature but turns dark at high temperatures, setting the stage for smart windows that...
View ArticleNew Method Speeds Up 3D Printing of Millimeter-sized Imaging Lenses
The method could impact optical imaging, vision correction, and disease diagnosisA new method to make a low-cost, high-quality lens quickly using a 3D printer has promising potential to create optical...
View ArticleSelf-healing metal oxides could protect against corrosion
Researchers have found that a solid oxide protective coating for metals can, when applied in sufficiently thin layers, deform as if it were a liquid, filling any cracks and gaps as they form. read more
View ArticleFANTASY FAIRE Comes to WheatonArts on June 22 & 23
MILLVILLE, NJ (June 8, 2019) – Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center proudly declares that Fantasy Faire will occur on Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23 from 10 a.m.read more
View ArticleScientific glassblower continues century-old campus tradition
To find Room B63 in the nondescript, industrial basement of UC Berkeley’s Hildebrand Hall, it’s best to follow your ears. On a recent afternoon, the Troggs’ 1966 rock hit “Wild Thing” led the way. But...
View ArticleIn Partnership with marblemedia, The Corning Museum of Glass will be Featured...
The Corning Museum of Glass is a proud collaborator on an exciting, new competition series, Blown Away—created by producers marblemedia and a co-production of Netflix and Blue Ant Media of Toronto. The...
View ArticleVISION SYSTEMS UNVEILS ITS SPD-SMARTGLASS DIMMABLE WINDOW SOLUTIONS FOR THE...
Miami, Florida – June 20, 2019 – Passengers on cruise ships marvel at the magnificent views, but can be uncomfortable with too much sunlight, glare and heat. This week at the Cruise Ship Interiors...
View ArticleSolarWindow Announces Increased Power Output and Transparency for...
Incorporating an exclusive, non-fullerene polymer designed by Raynergy Tek, into the company’s proprietary new coating formulation generates greater power output than the polymers previously used. The...
View ArticleMaterial Meets Creative Team: #7
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) has revealed the seventh project under “Material Meets Creative Team,” a creator-based collaboration project that aims to...
View ArticleCorning Celebrates Opening of New Manufacturing Facility for Industrys First...
Corning Celebrates Opening of New Manufacturing Facility for Industry’s First Large-Part AutoGrade™ Cover Glass Solutions.read more
View ArticleAn electron microscope image of a new, tougher glass developed at UCLA,...
An electron microscope image of a new, tougher glass developed at UCLA, showing how nanoparticles (rounded, irregular shapes) deflect a crack and force it to branch out.read more
View ArticleCollection of Northwest Art to Be Sold By McLaren Auction Service’s August...
An eclectic collection of art by Northwest artists is coming to auction on Thursday, August 1st, 2019 at McLaren Auction Services. With over fifty paintings and nearly 20 listed artists represented,...
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