Editor’s note: This story is part of The Star’s series “Talking Trash.” All of the stories were inspired by questions and concerns we heard from Kansas Citians through listening sessions, an online ...

During this year s ACHEMA, the according to the organizers world major trade fair for the chemical and process industry taking place in Frankfurt/Main in the time from June 18, to June 22, 2012, the ...

Until now, only two ways to shape glass in a 3D printing process have been demonstrated: a fused deposition moulding approach in which soda lime glass is heated to around 1,000 °C and a manual wire ...

Although glass is recyclable, the recycling process is generally limited to large pieces that can be easily sorted by color. Because it's not worth the effort to sort smaller fragments, they tend to ...

A materials scientist at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany has been awarded a prestigious "ERC Proof of Concept Grant" from the European Research Council to further develop and refine a ...

Researchers have developed a new laser-based process for 3D printing intricate parts made of glass. With further development, the new method could be useful for making complex optics for vision, ...

Audi has announced a new pilot program that involves recycling windows and installing recycled windowpanes in the Q4 e-tron. The pilot operation will go on for an entire year, and it is a ...

Materials science and engineering experts have made significant experimental strides in understanding how, when and where the constantly moving atoms in molten metal 'lock' into place as the material ...