While this design is most commonly associated with the architecture of the 1980s, these types of glass blocks have a far richer design history than you may have expected. The material actually ...

Conventional glass blocks are too heavy for those kinds of applications. Also, while blocks of both materials can be used to build partitions, the weight of glass blocks in substantial quantities ...

When you hear the phrase “glass block,” the mind immediately wanders to neon-accented icy interiors of the ‘80s. And don’t worry, those decor trends have been left in their decade ...

The material joins other eco-friendly glass bricks including those made from discarded glass and recycling waste ash, as well as a set of highly insulating glass blocks made from aerogels.

glass blocks are making a comeback thanks in part to a new fan base on social media. One Instagram reel showcasing several types of the retro building material has racked up more than 5 million ...

The glass blocks were handmade ... with what he calls “an incredible collection of scrap graphite” (an ideal material for hot-casting glass). Hot-casting is a process that involves pouring ...

Researchers from Exeter University developed new glass blocks that are embedded with ... it to be embedded in conventional construction materials, meaning that its applications are myriad.” ...

On top of that, structural tests of the material revealed that the glass could withstand similar pressures to concrete blocks ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. NYC, where I live, is a city built in large part from glass. It’s not the famed sheet-glass skyscrapers ...

Small voltages applied to the material trigger it to block heat and ... embedded some of those nanoscale heat sponges into glass made from niobium oxide, which darkens when exposed to current.