Ford told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration earlier this month that it had become aware that the windshield and panoramic roof of the Mustang Mach-E may not be properly bonded to the car. Does the Mustang Mach-E come in a convertible? The Ford Mustang is a lot of things:Read More →
Light waves change speed when they pass across the boundary between two substances with a different density , such as air and glass. This causes them to change direction, an effect called refraction . the light speeds up going into a less dense substance, and the ray bends away fromRead More →
Annealing is a heat treatment process that changes the physical and sometimes also the chemical properties of a material to increase ductility and reduce the hardness to make it more workable. What is annealing in glass making? Annealing is a process of slowly cooling hot glass objects after they haveRead More →
The green scrubber used in your kitchen will scratch glass, but the white scrubber is a softer material that is safe to use on glass. Many new windows have coatings on them which can be damaged, so be sure that you know the manufacturer’s recommendations for cleaning your windows. WillRead More →
The Galileo thermometer consists of a sealed glass tube that is filled with water and several floating bubbles. The bubbles are glass spheres filled with a colored liquid mixture. This liquid mixture may contain alcohol, or it might simply be water with food coloring. Why Galileo thermometer is not veryRead More →
According to The American Institute of New York: The clepsammia or sand-glass was invented at Alexandria about 150 B. C. According to the Journal of the British Archaeological Association: the so-called clepsammia were in use before the time of St Jerome (335 AD) Who invented glass? It is believed thatRead More →
It is difficult to break toughened glass as it is 4–5 times stronger than regular glass, however, it is breakable with a certain amount of force or a chip or notch in the pane of glass can spread over time and cause it to shatter. How do you break toughenedRead More →
There is no need to frame an oil painting under glass if it’s painted on canvas, panel, or board. Glass is used in framing to protect the artwork from moisture and harmful UV rays which can fade the colors. … If your painting was done on paper or thin card,Read More →
The Power of a Convex Lens A magnifying glass is a convex lens, meaning it curves outward, similar to the dome of a stadium or your eye. In many ways, a magnifying glass works just like a human eye because it allows light to pass through it and then bendsRead More →
Prior to weighing desired amount of solid, a watch glass is placed on the scale, followed by taring or zeroing the scale so that only the weight of the sample substance is obtained. Not only can a watch glass be used for observing precipitation patterns and crystals, it can alsoRead More →