"Basically worthless unless it's in an airtight container." Man sparks debate after discovering unconventional method for ...

A flexible space solar cell coverglass replacement called Pseudomorphic Glass (PMG) has been under investigation in hopes of providing a robust, high transmissivity replacement for conventional ...

It sounds like something out of a fantasy film—lightning hits the beach and leaves behind a sculpture made of glass. […] ...

Apollo astronauts discovered orange and black glass beads on the Moon's surface, a surprising find among the gray landscapes. The beads, measuring less than a millimeter (0.04 inches), were formed 3.3 ...

Astronauts have discovered tiny glass beads, called “Moon beads,” in lunar soil brought back by the Apollo 17 mission. These beads are valuable to scientists to learn more about the Moon’s past.

More information: T.A. Williams et al, Lunar volcanic gas cloud chemistry: Constraints from glass bead surface sublimates, Icarus (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116607 Journal information: Icarus ...

Figure 1. Silica-based tip column for on-site extraction of nucleic acids, instead of the conventional centrifugation method. (A) Structure of the silica-based tip column, combined with a disposal ...

Microalgae coverage increased from just 18% on ordinary glass to over 92% on positively charged modified glass. Similarly, bacteria coverage jumped from 16.8% to 89.0% and yeast from 5.2% to 82.0% on ...

The oxide glass beads are fortified with nutrients such as phosphorus, calcium, and potassium Adapted from ACS Agricultural Science & Technology, 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acsagscitech.4c00243 View 1 Images ...

"Glass fertilizer beads could be a sustained nutrient delivery system." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 21 February 2025. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250221171350.htm>.

They found that each nutrient released from both sizes of glass particles and diffused into the solutions steadily over 100 hours with minor fluctuations. They then applied a nutrient solution or ...