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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado-based retailer of hunting and tactical gear, Field of View LLC, today announced the opening of its online store at www.BallisticAdvantageOptics.com. The new online store offers consumers access to nearly 400 hunting and tactical accessories including but not limited to Base Rings and Combos, Binoculars, Bore Sightings, Care and Maintenance Products, Holographic/Reflex Sights, Iron Sights, Night Vision Optics, Rangefinders,...
Exclusive agreement with one of the world's largest glass companies to develop anti-reflective glass technology for architectural glass marketPleasanton, Ca., Jan 22, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - Rolith, Inc., the leader in developing advanced nanostructured coatings and devices, today announces partnership with Asahi Glass Company (AGC), one of the world's largest glass manufacturers. The joint development agreement reflects a continued partnership between the two...
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AGC Glass Company North America, a leading manufacturer of glass and glass-related products, announces the company has officially restarted the G1 float glass line located at its Greenland manufacturing plant in Hawkins County, Tennessee. An official ceremony was conducted yesterday at the facility that included company, local and state officials. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130117/CG43944) The G1 line will serve both...
DALLAS, January 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report "Global Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) market (2013-2018) by Application (Consumer electronics, Automotive, Aviation, Military, Optical 3D measurement, Medical), Product (Projectors, HUD & HMD) and Geography (North America, Europe, APAC & ROW)" published by MarketsandMarkets ( http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), the total market is expected to reach $1.75 billion by 2018, at a CAGR of...
New York Microscope Company announced the addition of the Seiler line of microscopes to its product inventory, furthering its commitment to provide affordable quality microscopes to its clients in the medical, educational, government and private sectors. Hicksville, N.Y. (PRWEB) January 12, 2013 New York Microscope Company has announced the addition of the Seiler line of microscopes to its inventory. The Long Island, N.Y. based company is an international provider of sales and service of...
TGP’s Dubai office now offers the award-winning Vision Control® and Pilkington Pyrostop® UL-listed glazing assembly. Montreal, Canada (PRWEB) January 08, 2013 Unicel Architectural, manufacturer of vision and daylight control solutions, today announced that its fire-rated Vision Control® integrated cord-free louvers are now being offered through the Technical Glass Products (TGP) Dubai office to the Middle East. The Vision Control® and Pilkington Pyrostop®...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Like a fine wine or aged cheese, ultrastable glass takes a long time to make, needs special conditions and is considered quite valuable. Unfortunately, manufacturers who want to take advantage of the strengths of ultrastable glass don’t have the luxury of waiting hundreds of years for it to develop. While exploring ways to create this valuable material on a shorter timetable, researchers from the University of Wisconson-Madison have...
Electronic Auto Tint Glass (EAT Glass) has today announced innovative new technology capable of providing remote-controlled tinting capabilities for any luxury vehicle. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 04, 2013 Electronic Auto Tint Glass (EAT Glass) has today announced the availability of breakthrough technology that enables drivers to control the amount of tint on their vehicle’s windows with the simple touch of a button. This revolutionary technology can be applied to any make and...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It isn't quite the rounded corners and flat pane of glass patents which ruffled so many feathers this summer during the Apple v Samsung trial, but Apple's been granted a new patent which details how Apple makes these glass devices. More specifically, Apple's been granted rights to a patent which describes the way to make glass devices with curved displays. Apple has this knack of building out devices in their own particular way,...
LONDON, December 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It has been announced that the Architects' Forum 2013 will be devoting an entire day to glass and glazing specifically targeting the role of the material in modern architecture. The team at MDM Glass [http://www.mdmglass.co.uk ] are excited about the prospect of what next year's forum proposes to share about the future of glass in domestic and commercial spaces. Glass has become one of the most prominent features of modern...
Latest Glass Reference Libraries
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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