All glass articles
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NewsWhat’s the most expensive piece of glassware you ever broke? Chemists share their stories
Question on social media strikes a chord as scientists share their smashing tales
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ResearchAncient Roman glass fragment changed from green to gold over time
Photonic crystals developed naturally on 2000-year-old artefact
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ResearchMoon still holds surprises as vast amounts of water found in glass beads in lunar soil
Lunar water formed by the solar wind could one day aid exploration of the moon
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ResearchGlass folded into intricate origami shapes
Embedding silica particles into a polymer creates a bendable material that can be converted into glass
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ResearchGlass catalysis screening study prompts reactionware rethink
Base-catalysed reactions are up to 1000 times faster in the presence of glass
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ResearchNew family of glasses made from molten hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite
Materials could find uses in energy sector
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ResearchComposite materials created using glue made from metallic glass
Lanthanum-based metallic glass could help make materials with precise properties
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ResearchNew injection moulding technique allows glass to be cast in any shape
Energy costs of producing glass can also be cut by as much as 40%
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ResearchKatritzky reaction rate turbocharged by glassware
Amine transfer reaction can be sped up as much as 33 times by the presence of glass
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PodcastCobalt oxide
From ancient Egyptian pottery to distinctive blue bottles, cobalt oxide has been providing ‘chemically and artistically perfect’ pigments for centuries
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ResearchFlexible glass paves the way for virtually unbreakable smartphone screens
Aluminium oxide films could find use in flexible electronics and durable batteries if manufacturing problems can be overcome
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ResearchHigh-resolution 3D printing shows promise for lab glassware
New technique that uses phase-separating resins could help in the 3D printing of reactionware
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ResearchSelf-deoxygenating glassware is a breath of fresh air for oxygen-sensitive reactions
Lab vials coated with glucose oxidase convert dissolved oxygen into a catalyst for RAFT polymerisation
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ResearchSeashell-inspired glass is three times more shatter-resistant than ordinary glass
Glass mimics the structure of mother-of-pearl
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OpinionGeissler’s glassware
How the supreme glassblower of his day shows the value of technical staff
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ResearchGlass beads offer simple solution to dispensing tiny amounts of solids
Frustration drove chemists to overcome engineering challenge slowing high-throughput reaction screening set-ups
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FeatureGlass: the chemist’s best friend
Where would we be without our glassware? Tabitha Watson looks through the history and current state of chemistry’s favourite amorphous solid
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ResearchGlass should be redefined as a liquid
New proposed textbook definition breaks with traditional description of glass as a solid
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CareersForging a future for glassblowing
Creating scientific instruments is a rare but highly desirable skill