Taken from the June 2022 issue of Physics World where it appeared under the headline "A transparent tool for a fairer planet". Glass-based technologies are shaping the modern world, from enabling ...

Solar energy is one of the most promising solutions for effective power generation, and it has been in the market for a long time. However, traditional solar panels have some drawbacks regarding ...

Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have for the first time 3D-printed transparent glass at room temperature. This new 3D printing method can offer not only transparent ...

Transparency is a physical property that we observe every day, though perhaps it is not one that we give a huge amount of thought to. Also known as diaphaneity or pellucidity, transparency in ...

Glass is made of sand, which is a kind of rock. But glass is transparent. We explore why! Glass is made of sand, which is a kind of rock. But glass is transparent, and rocks aren’t transparent. What’s ...

Lots of glass surfaces can brighten up a room, but it also lets in too much heat as well as neighbors’ prying eyes. A new metamaterial is not only more transparent to light, but adds privacy, cools ...