Materials science might seem very technical, but as a scientific discipline, it has led to many shifts in society over the ...

The Nicetown Living Room Shaded Draperies, available in this pack of two panels, were the best at completely blocking out the ...

Raise your glass—metaphorically—to these new products, which range from bird-safe glazing to sleek, contemporary ...

We rarely think about how liquids flow—why honey is thick, water is thin or how molten plastic moves through machines. But ...

Well, glass is a material that allows interfaces to sit in the context, in this case, of a room, and feel like the chrome [or frame] – that is, the glass – is somehow consuming kind of less space.

With global population growth accelerating urban expansion, construction activity has reached unprecedented levels—placing immense pressure on both natural resources as well as the environment. A ...

Celebrating the glass block with this Melbourne building The blocks are not just aesthetically pleasing but have many excellent properties, including high strength and durability, light diffusion, ...

Inside the pavilion, the two spiral staircases leading to the upper level are set between glass brick walls, one of the earliest artistic expressions of a material that in Scheerbart’s opinion “may ...

But only laminated glass can completely block UVA. UVA can pass through other glass used in car, house and office windows and cause skin damage, increasing the risk of cancer. All glass blocks UVB ...

Glass blocks are well suited for innovative application, says Karhard co-founder Thomas Karsten: “It’s a very old material that has a futuristic quality. It works as well today as it did 100 ...

Hollow glass blocks assembled similarly to a self-supporting stone arch make up the Serpentine Bell, a sculpture by Palestinian architects AAU Anastas and Japanese sound artist Tomoko Sauvage.

The soda-lime glass is similar to that found in glass-blowing studios, and the bricks feature round studs, similar to Legos, allowing them to interlock. Material can be placed between the bricks ...