A gold-based coating that converts sunlight to heat may mean the end of foggy glasses and windshields, researchers say.

Heat from a comet exploding just above the ground in what is now the Atacama Desert in Chile fused sandy soil into patches of glass around 12,000 yeas ago.

Taking a cue from nacre in the inner layers of mollusk shells, scientists have created the toughest and strongest glass ever, a new study shows.

More than 2.5 million glass table injuries are reported each year. New research gauges the scope of the problem and indicates a solution.

Rather than having skyscraper windows reflect light and waste energy, transparent solar cells could turn them into power sources for buildings.

A new spray made with a type of volcanic glass shows promise in killing mosquitoes. That could help stop the spread of malaria.

A new experiment let researchers capture the midpoint in glass's transition from liquid to solid at 60,000 frames per second.

A new way to predict the density and stiffness of glasses could offer better reinforcing fibers for composite materials in automobiles and wind turbines.

A new gyroscope, so small it can fit on the tip of your finger, could help drones and driverless cars stay on track without a GPS signal.

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