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Topic Title: VIDEOS: Unbreakable Glass - Chemists Steal Engineering Tricks from Sponges
Topic Summary: ScienceDaily. Video describing glass fiber structure of Glass Sponge
Created On: 5/14/2007 10:56 PM
5/14/2007 10:56 PM


Cathy Rohrer

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Joined: 2/6/2007

This video describes the glass fiber structure of the sea organism, glass sponge. The glass sponge is comprised of glass cages, naturally making use of fiber-reinforced cements, fiber bundling, and architectural support elements to attain its strength. Scientists at Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies are studying the glass sponge to explore possibilities for strengthening fragile materials and for making glass at relatively low temperatures.

Citation: "Unbreakable Glass - Chemists Steal Engineering Tricks from Sponges." Science Daily. American Institute of Physics and Ivanhoe Broadcast News, September 1, 2005.

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