Glass

Corning group thinks glass science research can drive economic growth. Solow economic theory explains how

By Eileen De Guire / January 17, 2014

Will there be enough glass scientists and engineers who understand the factors that determine glass properties and how to control them?

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Eileen De Guire / July 15, 2013

  What is glass? Keck Foundation award supports University of Akron research Three University of Akron researchers hoping to uncover the mysteries of glass formation have received a $1 million…

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[Hotel Cut-off] PACRIM 10 – The 10th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, including GOMD 2013 – Glass and Optical Materials Division Annual Meeting

By Eileen De Guire / October 30, 2012
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ACerS short courses ‘make things easy to understand’

By Eileen De Guire / July 10, 2012

Arun Varshneya brings glass science and technology to life during his short course taught during GOMD in May. Credit: ACerS. You may learn more than you were expecting at an…

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Photoblogging from St. Louis: GOMD opens with Stookey lecture, symposia, poster session and so much more

By Eileen De Guire / May 22, 2012

Over 300 attendees are here in St. Louis to attend the Glass and Optical Materials Division Annual Meeting. The meeting is organized into four symposia: Glass Science, Optical Materials &…

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Free IJAGS article from Wiley

By Eileen De Guire / December 6, 2011

Access free article from Wiley Online Library: Phase Equilibria of the MnO-SiO2-Al2O3-MnS SystemDae-Hee Woo, Hae-Geon Lee Journal of the American Ceramic SocietyVolume 93, Issue 7, pages 2098-2106, July 2010 *Special…

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[Hotel Cut-off] GOMD 2012 – Glass & Optical Materials Division Spring Meeting

By Eileen De Guire / November 22, 2011
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‘Pin art’ gadgetry used to make curvy glass sheets

By Eileen De Guire / November 3, 2011

Flat windows chop up the smooth contours of this Gehry-designed health center. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have developed an economical process for bending large sheets of glass.…

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[Endorsed Meeting] 19th University Conference on Glass Science

By / May 23, 2011

19th University Conference on Glass ScienceAugust 3-5, 2011Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY The theme for this University Conference is Glasses for Energy. Specific topics on glasses to be discussed include:…

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Glass commission to hold ‘summer school’ for new researchers

By / February 24, 2011

Mathematical simulation of silicate glass. The International Commission on Glass has announced it is holding its third annual summer school event for new researchers in glass science and technology in…

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