It's probably the only brand of glass that you know by name. Join Timothy Gross as he explains the chemistry that made Corning the number one name in glass for portable electronics. Learn the basics ...

Glassblowing is an art that science can’t live without. Chemists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, are fortunate enough to have glass-master Tony Baney among their support staff.

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There are many things we humans have come to perfect, but don't yet fully understand. Take glass for example, scientists are still baffled by its existence. Silica glass, the form of glass we are most ...