Piecing together Scotland"s religious past with shards of glass
Two Scottish researchers are trying to piece together part of Scotland's religious past by combining hi-tech science with historical knowledge......»»
The best OnePlus 8T screen protectors
From film protectors to tempered glass options, our pick of the best screen protectors will keep your OnePlus 8T's screen safe from life's little mishaps......»»
Team unravels mysteries of carbon release in permafrost soils
Like detectives, Argonne scientists are studying clues from the release of carbon in thawing permafrost regions, piecing the clues together to create detailed maps to predict the impact of rising global temperatures on future greenhouse gas emissions.....»»
Apple invests $45 million more in Gorilla Glass-maker Corning
Investment follows millions more that produced the iPhone 12's ceramic shield. Corning's glass products, close-up. [credit: Apple.....»»
Amazon “seized and destroyed” 2 million counterfeit products in 2020
Counterfeit products sent to Amazon warehouses are destroyed to prevent resale. Enlarge / Amazon trailers backed into bays at a distribution center in Miami, Florida, in August 2019. (credit: Getty Images | Lawrence Glass) Amazon "seized and d.....»»
Apple invests an additional $45 million into precision glass maker Corning
Apple has announced an additional $45 million investment into Corning Incorporated, the supplier best known for its Gorilla Glass line of strengthened glass for mobile devices......»»
Rhode Partners builds Austin"s tallest skyscraper from cantilevered glass
Texas architecture firm Rhode Partners has built a 58-storey residential skyscraper in Austin, Texas, from stacked glass blocks angled around a central core. Read more Texas architecture firm Rhode Partners has built a 58-storey residential.....»»
AL_A wraps University of Oxford buildings in etched glass and anodised aluminium
London-based architecture studio AL_A has designed two buildings for the University of Oxford that are wrapped in aluminium and etched glass to mimic stone and reflect the site's historic setting. Read more London-based architecture studio A.....»»
Fuoripista is an exercise bike designed to look like high-end furniture
Dezeen promotion: Italian cycling accessories brand Elite has collaborated with Adriano Design to create an indoor, smart exercise bike with a glass flywheel and a sculptural frame made from beechwood, to avoid the utilitarian look associated with tr.....»»
How big is a "fragment"?
When a drinking glass falls on the floor and breaks, the shards will vary in size from large to extremely small. For the broken glass of a bus shelter, the story is different: all fragments have roughly the same size. Researchers from the University.....»»
Piecing together the LanCL puzzle
Researchers from the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology in collaboration with scientists at Oxford University have published a paper in Cell reporting the function of LanCL proteins. These proteins are found in eukaryotic cells but their fun.....»»
Samsung faces lawsuit over "defective" rear camera glass on Galaxy S20 series
Back in April last year, there were reports of Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra owners discovering the phone's rear camera glass was shattering randomly. All insisted that they hadn't dropped the handset, and that the glass broke spontaneously on its own......»»
Billion-year-old fossil found in Scotland unlocks secrets of Earth"s earliest life forms
A one billion-year-old fossil found in the highlands of Scotland suggests the earliest forms of life on Earth may have developed in freshwater lakes instead of the ocean......»»
Billion-year-old fossil found in Scotland unlocks secrets of earth’s earliest lifeforms
A one billion-year-old fossil found in the highlands of Scotland suggests the earliest forms of life on earth may have developed in freshwater lakes instead of the ocean......»»
LCD panels supply worsening
With Corning and AU Optronics (AUO) planning to undertake annual maintenance for their fabs shortly, the current tight supply of glass substrates and LCD panels is likely to worsen in the near term, according to industry sources......»»
Violence-legitimizing verses in religious texts increase support for lethal violence
Extremist perpetrators of violence often quote verses from their religion's holy scriptures that authorize, or even prescribe, attacks on enemies of the faith. Abdullah H., the Syrian now on trial for stabbing a homosexual couple with a knife and kil.....»»
GIS boosts comprehensive fingerprint recognition solutions
Touch display solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) focuses promotion in 2021 on fingerprint recognition solutions, including film- and glass-based capacitor sensors, 3D lens-based sensors, TFT optical sensors and ultrasonic sensors, acc.....»»
Corning at Touch Taiwan to mark 20 years of local operations
Corning is at Touch Taiwan 2021 from April 21 through 23 to mark two decades of its local operations. It is showcasing a range of its glass innovations in display technologies and mobile consumer electronics, including the Ribbon Ceramics high-qualit.....»»
Plastic: What we eat and breathe
Take a deep breath, drink a glass of water, eat a snack. If you do any of these things, it's likely that you are also inhaling and ingesting tiny particles of plastic, as much as a credit card's weight each week. Plastic pollution is everywhere, incl.....»»
Cracking Open the Mystery of How Many Bubbles Are in a Glass of Beer
After pouring beer into a glass, streams of little bubbles appear and start to rise, forming a foamy head. As the bubbles burst, the released carbon dioxide gas imparts the beverage's desirable tang. But just how many bubbles are in that drink? The A.....»»
Cracking open the mystery of how many bubbles are in a glass of beer
After pouring beer into a glass, streams of little bubbles appear and start to rise, forming a foamy head. As the bubbles burst, the released carbon dioxide gas imparts the beverage's desirable tang. But just how many bubbles are in that drink? By ex.....»»