Nowadays, the intricate artworks that are blown are good enough to blow your mind! Yes, we are talking about glassblowing. It is by definition termed…
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Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula SiO2, most commonly found in nature as quartz and in…
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Using a glass lathe is just one of the methods of glassblowing, and each can produce an amazing variation of glass items. This article will help explain…
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What is Quartz? Quartz is a chemical compound consisting of one part silicon and two parts oxygen. It is silicon dioxide (SiO2). It is the…
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What is Quartz? Quartz is a term used to describe many different compact forms of SiO2. As one of the second most common and varied minerals on earth,…
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Mechanical properties of fused quartz are much the same as those of other glasses. The material is extremely strong in compression, with design compressive strength…
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Glass Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent. The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in…
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Now you see it, now you don’t. Glass is a bit of a riddle. It’s hard enough to protect us, but it shatters with incredible…
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Glassblowing lathes are found in almost every scientific glassblowing shop. The primary function of the lathe is to hold and rotate glass tubing, rod or glass…
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Stone-age man has used naturally occurring glass obsidian, the black volcanic glass, and tektites to craft weapons and decorative objects. Archaeological findings in Egypt and…
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