Glass is made of sand, which is a kind of rock. But glass is transparent. We explore why! Glass is made of sand, which is a kind of rock. But glass is transparent, and rocks aren’t transparent. What’s ...
Transparency is a physical property that we observe every day, though perhaps it is not one that we give a huge amount of thought to. Also known as diaphaneity or pellucidity, transparency in ...
Taken from the June 2022 issue of Physics World where it appeared under the headline "A transparent tool for a fairer planet". Glass-based technologies are shaping the modern world, from enabling ...
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