Interlocking glass bricks show structural strength on par with concrete equivalents. MIT engineers are developing a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass. Using a ...

Engineers developed a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass. The bricks could be reused many times over in building facades and internal walls. What if construction ...

Using a 3D printer that works with molten glass, researchers forged LEGO-like glass bricks with a strength comparable to concrete. The bricks could have a role in circular construction in which ...

Glass isn't as easy to recycle as we might think, so we need as many ways to turn it into new products as we can devise. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have developed a way to use ...

Materials are a necessity for all engineering applications. Materials science and engineering seeks to understand the fundamental physical origins of material behavior in order to optimize properties ...

Glass materials subjected to high‐rate loading exhibit a rich spectrum of physical phenomena, from purely elastic wave propagation to rapid brittle failure and irreversible densification. Under shock ...

Glass materials exhibit a rich array of spectroscopic behaviours determined by their atomic structure, chemical composition and the presence of dopants or embedded nanostructures. Fundamental ...

As demand for higher-performance, more compact and energy-efficient electronics continues to escalate, traditional organic based substrates are approaching practical limitations, leading to industry ...

The best way to understand glass is to understand how it is made. The first step to make glass requires heating up a mixture of minerals – often soda ash, limestone and quartz sand – until they melt ...

Materials engineering involves the development, production, modification, and application of engineering materials to meet the specific needs of society. It is based on an understanding of the ...