If you've ever watched a glass blower at work, you've seen a material behaving in a very special way. As it cools, the viscosity of molten glass increases steadily but gradually, allowing it to be ...

Not All Glass is Fragile. Glass Intended for Safety Lenses is Changed from Tender to Tough by the Comparatively Simple application of a Trick That Reverses its Normal Stresses and Puts the Surface ...

Last year, Covid-19 threatened Venice’s ancient glass industry with closure. This September, the Venice Glass Week festival is demonstrating that while the material may be fragile, those who work with ...