Cosmic impact obliterated early human settlement

"Such high temperatures would completely melt an automobile in less than a minute."

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
March 9, 2020 ~6 min

3D printing method makes complex glass objects with light

A new method for 3D printing glass creates complicated objects without any of the hassle of previous techniques, researchers report.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
Nov. 26, 2019 ~3 min


Magmas can hold a surprising amount of water

Volatile elements in magma, primarily water, drive explosive volcanic eruptions. Experiments now improve our understanding of how wet magmas can be.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
July 5, 2019 ~4 min

Glassy beads on Hiroshima beaches came from nuclear blast

Glassy debris from the atomic bomb that devastated Hiroshima at the end of WWII still exists on beaches near the city.

Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley • futurity
May 23, 2019 ~4 min

Coating could mean the end of foggy glasses

Walking into a warm room from the cold can turn your glasses into a foggy problem. A new coating clears things up.

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
March 6, 2019 ~3 min

Researchers develop flexible, stretchable photonic devices | MIT News

Light-based devices could be used as biomedical sensors or as flexible connectors for electronics.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 7, 2017 ~6 min

Master glassmaker finds design inspiration at MIT | MIT News

Italian artist Lino Tagliapietra begins a new series of large-scale abstract glass vessels during a weeklong residency at the MIT Glass Lab.

Denis Paiste | Materials Processing Center • mit
May 20, 2016 ~5 min

Bendable glass devices | MIT News

MIT Assistant Professor Juejun Hu melds fundamental materials science and new device designs to enable flexible photonics and other applications.

Denis Paiste | Materials Processing Center • mit
April 24, 2015 ~13 min


Materials Processing Center marks 35 years | MIT News

Service to faculty, collaboration with industry are hallmarks of campus-based Materials Processing Center at MIT.

Denis Paiste | Materials Processing Center • mit
March 6, 2015 ~7 min

Lemelson gift honors former President Charles Vest, encourages MIT student invention | MIT News

Resource Development • mit
Feb. 23, 2015 ~4 min

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