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Scientists Invent New Glass With Supreme Toughness (scitechdaily.com)

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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

let's hope that's not the case. there are reputable glassmakers already that pride themselves on the quality of their products.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think the glass makers themselves are necessarily the issue - they'll supply whatever is in demand, including low quality crap if demand is high enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The existence of quality makers implies there is sufficient demand for quality

[–] Hildegarde 1 points 1 year ago

People know brand names. People don't own glass testing equipment. People will buy cheap glass for a high price if it has a brand name they associate with quality.

Supply and demand has nothing to do with it.