Glass

Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Glass.

Topic archive

Articles about Glass

607 published items.

The way to make corn is like a rainbow
Biology

The way to make corn is like a rainbow

Glass Gem is the name of a unique type of corn with rainbow colors. It became an Internet phenomenon in 2012 when a sparkling color of corn pictures was posted on Facebo…

December 17, 2018
Insects have the best vision in the animal world
Biology

Insects have the best vision in the animal world

Recent research by Japanese University scientists has discovered the dragonfly's eyes that are grafted by 300,000 glass objects (like lenses) in each eye and become the…

December 17, 2018
Garden in glass jar
Biology

Garden in glass jar

Trees in a large glass jar are still growing normally even though their owners have sealed their vials for more than 40 years.

December 17, 2018
Animate life around the Earth
Biology

Animate life around the Earth

Take a look at the lively life around Earth with the latest images of global photographers posted in National Geographic magazine.

December 17, 2018
Investigate the death of 20,000 bees
Biology

Investigate the death of 20,000 bees

A museum in Canada is investigating the unexpected deaths of 20,000 honey bees living in a special nest, wrapped in a glass layer placed in a gallery at the museum.

December 17, 2018
Antimicrobial paint material
Biology

Antimicrobial paint material

Hygienic germicidal sprays can be harmful to the environment and even beneficial bacteria. Toxic solvents can be guaranteed to eradicate bacteria but now there is a new…

December 17, 2018
'Insect tape'
Biology

'Insect tape'

At first, you may think this is a new method of catching insects, but not so, that is the name scientists put on a new type of adhesive tape with superior features, whic…

December 17, 2018
Successfully made a new adhesive.
Biology

Successfully made a new adhesive.

Small mushroom-shaped hairs are the secret of a new adhesive, a sticky substance developed by scientists at the Max Planck Metal Research Institute, (Stuttgart, Germany)…

December 17, 2018