Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Is glass a true solid?

TECH SPACE
Is glass a true solid?
Bristol, UK (SPX) Jan 26, 2015 - Does glass ever stop flowing? Researchers at the University of Bristol and Kyoto University have combined computer simulation and information theory, originally invented for telephone communication and cryptography, to answer this puzzling question. Watching a glass blower at work we can clearly see the liquid nature of hot glass. Once the glass has cooled down to room temperature though, ... more


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