Two workers at a glassware factory in Tripoli, Lebanon, sort through piles of blast-shattered glass. (Nabih Bulos / Los Angeles Times) Broken glass seems everywhere in this city. It’s there in shiny, ...

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Windows are essential for light and views but, unfortunately, are also usually a building’s weakest link when it comes to security - and a regular glass window becomes a thousand razor-sharp ...

A construction material that’s stronger than steel but perfectly transparent is a classic sci-fi invention, and a research team at the University of Missouri is bringing it a little closer to reality ...

Whether in a hurricane, tornado, or bomb attack, a leading cause of injury and death is often fast-flying shards of glass. Explosions and high winds can cause windows in buildings to shatter-spewing ...

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To protect from potential terrorist attacks, federal buildings and other critical infrastructures are made with special windows that contain blast-resistant glass. However, the glass is thick and ...

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An engineer from the University of Missouri studies the glass pane after a test explosion. A team of engineers from the University of Missouri and the University of Sydney in Australia is working to ...

Engineers are working to develop a blast-resistant glass that is lighter, thinner, and colorless, yet tough enough to withstand the force of an explosion, earthquake or hurricane winds. Today's ...