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Scientists have produced an oxide glass with unprecedented toughness. Under high pressures and temperatures, they succeeded in paracrystallizing an aluminosilicate glass: The resulting crystal-like structures cause the glass to withstand very high stresses and are retained under ambient conditions.

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[โ€“] tryplot@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh cool, so the glass on phone screens will become ~~tougher~~ thinner?

~~tougher~~ ~~thinner~~

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