Tough~as~Steel Glass Breaks Mold

Tough as nSteel Glass Breaks Mold

~!!!~A team from the University of Tokyo*s Institute of Industrial Science are working toward that goal// They say they*ve created glass that*s nearly as strong as steel// Making the material seems surprisingly simple// They mixed alumina, an oxide of aluminum, with silicon dioxide// 

~!!!~Others have tried this before, but as soon as they added the alumina to the silicon dixoide inside a container, the mixture crystallized and glass didn*t form// So to get around that problem, the scientists eliminated the pesky container// Instead, they used gas to push the chemical components together// It worked!