Glass science has evolved into a multidisciplinary field that interrogates the unique structural, chemical, and optical properties of glass materials. Owing to their inherent disorder and ...

Step into the hidden science lab in your kitchen with five easy experiments that explain refraction, surface tension, ...

This experiment demonstrates how clouds form in our atmosphere through the interaction of warm and cold air. You'll create a miniature version of this natural process ...

Glassblower Freddie Blache, left, cools and shapes molten glass while speaking to students during a science and arts lesson Wednesday at W.A. Threadgill Primary School.

We tried a simple at-home science experiment using food coloring, oil, and water to see if it really creates fireworks in a glass. After mixing colors and slowly pouring everything together, the ...

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Our science experiment this week deals with water, oil and food coloring to produce what appears to be fireworks in a glass. This week's demonstration was conducted at Pine ...

Glass is one of those materials we often take for granted, yet it quietly shapes nearly every aspect of our lives. Think about it—it’s in the screen you’re reading this on, the windows that let ...

In the ancient, half-ruined village of Mont Louis in the French Pyrenees, a great, flat mirror, nearly 40 ft. on a side, stares all day at the sun, turning automatically. Facing it is a parabolic ...