A New Blast Resistant Glass - Tougher and Thinner

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 10:31 in Physics & Chemistry

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 blast-resistant windows are made of pure polymer layers, but this is a plastic composite with an interlayer of polymer reinforced with glass fibers.

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