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Mysteries of Glass Still Unbreakable

Scientists 'disagree violently' in debate over molecular makeup

By Sam Biddle, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 29, 2008 3:48 PM CDT

(Newser) – Although it’s all around us, scientists have fairly little idea why, exactly, glass behaves the way it does, the New York Times reports in an examination of the ongoing debate over the curious properties of the commonplace substance. The mystery hinges on why the... Read full story »

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