And the molecular structure of the glass itself makes it more amenable to various coupling agents and sizings. This improves glass fiber’s adhesion to a broad variety of polymers. To be fair, at JEC I ...

The glass fiber process. Textile-grade glass fibers are made from silica (SiO 2) sand, which melts at 1720°C/3128°F. SiO 2 is also the basic element in quartz, a naturally occurring rock. Quartz, ...

Fiber optics helped bring this article to whatever device you’re reading it on. The tiny strands of ultra-clear glass play a crucial role in just about everything that happens on the web—from ...

Apr 29, 2024: Graphene-infused glass fiber fabric bridges conductivity with electromagnetic transparency (Nanowerk Spotlight) The rapid integration of high-density multifunctional systems and modules ...

Glass sponges - as the name suggests - have a glass-based skeleton composed of a network of glass needles, hooks, stars, and spheres. To achieve such a unique architecture they have to manipulate the ...

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart programmed a robot to wind 60 kilometres of carbon and glass fibre filaments into this pavilion inspired by a lobster's exoskeleton (+ movie + slideshow ...