Editor's take: Scientists have devised a new way to make super-strong glass. The process mixes regular oxide glass with aluminosilicate at extremely high temperatures and pressure. The resulting ...

NASA's stardust mission successfully collected dust from a comet's tail and returned it to Earth. The aerogel used as the collection medium was developed at JPL. In this 2002 photo is Dr. Peter Tsou ...

(Nanowerk News) Materials that are both strong and lightweight could improve everything from cars to body armor. But usually, the two qualities are mutually exclusive. Now, University of Connecticut ...

Glass is one of the most useful materials in our modern world, but being prone to cracking or shattering is a major downside. Scientists at McGill University have developed a new type of glass ...