Simulations show a path to 'ideal glass' with crystal-like entropy

The types of glass that we encounter in everyday life, such as window glass or smartphone screens, are disordered solids. This means that they consist of particles locked in place, like those in ...
Scientific American

Katharine Burr Blodgett made a breakthrough when she discovered ‘invisible glass’

When Katharine Burr Blodgett discovered nonreflecting glass, the General Electric Company’s public relations machine made her a star ...
Southern Living

The Old-School Secret To Streak-Free Glass And Mirrors Is Hiding In Your Recycling Bin

Forget paper towels—cleaning glass with newspaper is the streak-free, zero-waste method that actually works. Here's why it ...
Boston Herald

Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of Trump’s leadership

NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has called off a scheduled world premiere at the Kennedy Center of a symphony about Abraham Lincoln, the latest in a wave of cancellations since ...
Variety

Philip Glass Withdraws Symphony Debut From Kennedy Center

Philip Glass has joined the growing list of musicians distancing themselves from the Kennedy Center with the announcement that he is withdrawing his symphony premiere due to a “direct conflict” with ...
Rolling Stone

Philip Glass Cancels ‘Lincoln’ Symphony Premiere at Kennedy Center

Philip Glass has pulled the premiere of his new symphony based on Abraham Lincoln from the Kennedy Center saying the institution’s “values” are no longer aligned with the message of the piece since ...
The New York Times

Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On

Amid cancellations and turmoil, the National Symphony Orchestra is planning to stay. “I cannot make everybody happy,” its conductor said. By Adam Nagourney Reporting from Washington and New York Six ...
Android Authority

Android 17 could take a page from Liquid Glass, and here's a close look

A recent leak suggests Android 17 could gain even more blur effects, and we’ve obtained images showing some of these new elements. The images show that the volume menu and pop-up volume slider could ...
Observer

A Museum Lover’s Guide to Toyama Glass Art Museum

The city’s long relationship with glass, rooted in medicine bottles and industrial craft, continues to shape the city’s contemporary cultural identity and its namesake museum. 株式会社エスエス北陸 Northeast of ...
Autoblog

Someone Finally Shot a Cybertruck’s “Bulletproof” Glass to See What Would Happen

A group of Cybertruck owners brought real guns, aftermarket ballistic glass, and Tesla’s design boss to a firing range to see how much abuse the truck’s windows could really take. Armored CyberGlass, ...
Computerworld

iOS 26: Has Liquid Glass failed?

Could it be that former Apple designer Alan Dye’s swan song, Liquid Glass, has failed? Statcounter data seems to show that iOS 26 adoption lags that of previous operating system releases at this stage ...