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TOLEDO, Ohio, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens Corning(TM) (NYSE: OC) recently launched the Architectural Information Center, an online portal for architects and building specifiers. Available at OCBuildingSpec.com, this Web-based resource center provides commercial building industry professionals with immediate access to relevant information, including product literature and case studies, guide specifications, online American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Continued Education...
FUZHOU, China, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The 111th Canton Fair was held on April 15th 2012 in Guangzhou. Fuzhou Crystal (Fuzhou Crystal Building Materials Co., Ltd.), a professional mosaic manufacturer with over ten years of experience in producing mosaic tiles displayed more than 500 products in 20 categories at the Fair. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120508/CN02917) "We firmly believe that the Canton Fair is a great chance for us to introduce our products and...
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have reportedly developed a way to make glass free of glare and reflections, resistant to fog, and essentially self-cleaning, the university announced in a press release last Thursday. According to the MIT News Office, the technology is a new surface temperature that can be applied to glass, essentially eliminating reflections and making it so that water droplets bounce right off the surface, not unlike rubber balls. This new...
GLASS RECYCLED announces that they are seeking automobile manufacturers to feature recycled glass tabletops in their offices and boardrooms. Plano, TX (PRWEB) April 27, 2012 GLASS RECYCLED is challenging the automobile industry to make an environmental statement by featuring recycled auto glass surfaces in their offices and boardrooms. This new initiative is paired with their soon to be released GlassDECOR tabletop designs made from recycled auto glass. GLASS RECYCLED is riding the...
KEMP, Texas, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnalight.com by Larson Electronics has added to its inventory a 32 inch long LED work light designed to provide a higher degree of safety and performance as compared to traditional incandescent and fluorescent work lamps. Although similar in appearance to common fluorescent work lights, Magnalight's FTL-3-LED-50 work light contains an LED lamp which provides higher light output, cooler operation, better light quality, and higher durability...
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SCHOTT North America, Inc. will meet with Congressional leaders today to discuss the importance of the optics industry to the United States, and how Congress can support the industry's critical, high technology manufacturing, its growth and spur job creation. These visits are part of the involvement of SCHOTT, for the second year in a row, with the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) during the association's annual...
TOLEDO, Ohio, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, has been nationally recognized by Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes as a leader in the innovation of clean-tech solutions and new products, the mitigation of climate change related risks and the management of carbon emissions. The Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes (CIIs)...
HENDERSON, Nev., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cold-glass sculpture artist extraordinaire Jack Storms has achieved recognition in both the public arena and the demanding world of fine art since he opened his own studio in 2004. Storms works in the very rare medium of cold-glass art and is one of three cold glass sculptors in the United States. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
First ever visualization of how powder becomes molten glass could lead to greener manufacture at lower temperatures Scientists have for the first time visualised the transformation of powder mixtures into molten glass. A better understanding of this process will make it possible to produce high quality glass at lower temperatures, leading to significant energy savings in industrial glass manufacturing. The team of scientists was led by Emmanuelle Gouillart from the joint research unit...
The University of Arkansas has recently renovated their entire campus fitness center. In addition to expanding the facility and adding new equipment and exercise areas, they were careful to incorporate an ‘earth-friendly’ component to the overall redesign process. Plano, TX (PRWEB) April 12, 2012 The University of Arkansas has recently renovated their entire campus fitness center. In addition to expanding the facility and adding new equipment and exercise areas, they were careful to...
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Venus’ Flower Basket (Euplectella aspergillum) is a species of hexactinellid sponge found in the deep ocean. It is found with a male and female shrimp living inside it, which spend their lives living in just one sponge basket. Because of this, Asian cultures use the dead, dried sponge as a wedding present to signify the symbiotic relationship of the sponge and shrimp. The shrimp that make their home inside the basket reproduce and their offspring escape and find their own sponge to call...
Fiberglass consists of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass. Although experimented with throughout history actual glass fibers were not mass produced until the invention of finer machine tooling. A dress with glass fibers was first worn in 1893 by stage actress Georgia Cayvan. Russell Games Slayter invented, in 1938, what is commonly known as fiberglass today. It is commonly used for insulation. Carbon fiber is also a somewhat similar but more expensive technology used in place of...
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