In a recent open-access study, researchers at The Pennsylvania State University showed that container glasses of different colors can be safely melted together without technical complications. This finding could potentially lead to more bottles being recycled.
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The September 2024 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring approaches to treatment and reuse of waste materials—is now available online. Plus—ACerS Awards and new C&GM.
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Despite great progress in materials synthesis, it remains a standing challenge to fabricate transparent glass composites with high crystallinity. An international group of researchers developed a novel mixed melt synthesis method that allows for the fabrication of such composites using conventionally incompatible materials.
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Glass recycling rates in the U.S. are very low for a number of reasons, including the cost of transporting glass waste to recycling facilities. Adding glass recycling locations could help make recycling more economically favorable. The National Glass Association is helping identify which areas need facilities through the relaunch of its “World of Glass Map.”
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Extremely durable drinking glasses called Superfest were produced in East Germany during the 1980s, but their production ceased by the end of the decade. Now, a Berlin startup seeks to revive this legacy with their own line of long-lasting drinking glasses.
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Shaping metal–organic framework glasses in their liquid state, which is the standard for conventional glass processing, has been an elusive feat. Researchers in Germany reported a process late last year for liquid handling of MOF glasses, and their new paper further elaborates on the potential of this process to create MOF glasses for real-world optical applications.
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Toward dendrite-free lithium-metal batteries: MOF glass layer enables more uniform lithium diffusion
Glass is emerging as a possible material to help prevent lithium dendrite formation in lithium-metal batteries. Researchers from Aalborg University in Denmark demonstrated the potential of metal–organic framework glasses to facilitate more uniform lithium diffusion.
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In this year’s annual PV Module Index Report by the Renewable Energy Test Center, experts explain how the trend toward ultralarge and ultrathin solar installations is leading to an increase in spontaneous glass breakage even as the frequency and severity of hailstorms is escalating.
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Ohio-based artist and businesswoman Fran Taylor played a major role in midcentury barware culture, and the recent revival of her business by a Lancaster-based couple aims to honor and promote her trailblazing legacy.
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Glass recycling rates have stagnated at approximately 30% in the United States. This CTT discusses some steps that can be taken to help keep glass from going to waste.
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