Image of rough colloidal ellipsoids, the systems investigated by the researchers. Credit: Liang et al The so-called glass transition is the process by which some liquid-like materials become ...

The computer-generated "ideal glass" solves a 75-year-old physics paradox and promises revolutionary materials.

"Glass" has a unique and distinct meaning in physics—one that refers not just to the transparent material we associate with window glass. Instead, it refers to any system that looks solid but is not ...

(Nanowerk News) Glasses are peculiar materials exhibiting excellent and well-known properties, but also some phenomena that are still not fully understood, even though they have been studied for more ...

This series of articles is designed to help molders understand how a few analytical tools can help diagnose a part failure. Michael Sepe is our analyst and author. He is the technical director at ...