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 ...

Tempering is process used to make glass safer and stronger. The glass is heated between 600°C to 700°C, then rapidly cooled with high-pressured air. This creates a glass that is harder to break, and ...

Glass is heat-treated for two reasons: the first is to increase its strength to resist external stresses such as wind and snow loads, or thermal loads caused by the sun’s energy. The second is to ...