The global construction industry has been experiencing a remarkable shift toward materials that combine aesthetic appeal with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A designer and builder discuss renovation ideas inside a half-completed kitchen. - Kelvin Murray/Getty Images Kitchens remain one ...

In design theory, extensive use of Glass is often avoided on south-facing facades in the Northern Hemisphere (or north-facing facades in the Southern Hemisphere) due to the risk of heat gain caused by ...

Most glass is made by melting down soda ash, limestone and quartz sand. gezgin01/iSock via Getty Images The first step to make glass requires heating up a mixture of minerals – often soda ash, ...

Porous glass materials represent a versatile class of engineered substances characterised by a network of interconnected pores. These materials display a range of properties that can be precisely ...

In laboratories and factories across the globe, developers are creating cutting-edge technologies that could reshape how we live. Behind many of these breakthroughs lies an unexpected hero: a material ...

Researchers at Carnegie Science have developed an ultrahard diamond glass. Made entirely of crushed “soccerballs” of carbon, the new material also has high thermal conductivity and could find use in ...

Foam glass represents an advanced material derived from molten glass that has been expanded to form a highly porous structure. This material offers a unique combination of excellent thermal insulation ...

Carnegie's Yingwei Fei and Lin Wang were part of an international research team that synthesized a new ultrahard form of carbon glass with a wealth of potential practical applications for devices and ...

It may not be as catchy a name as Iron Man, but in a fight you might be better off betting on Glass DNA Nanolattice Man instead. Engineers at the University of Connecticut have developed a very strong ...