Since Otto Schott's scientific glass studies, glass as a material has become indispensable to modern technology. Its versatility is what makes it so well suited for lighting applications. Glass can, for example, be transparent, mechanically stable and electrically non-conducting - all at the same time. special glass does not suffer from corrosion or diffusion; it is not brittle and does not age.
Origin
Unknown
Journal Title
Glass 79 9 October 2002 324
Sector
Special Glass
Class
S 2417