At the International Dental Show (IDS) this week in Cologne, Germany, Schott presented the world's first nanofine dental glass powder, comprising particles only 180 nanometers (nm) in size, according ...

Spray drying is the name given to the rapid drying process of creating dry powders from liquid slurry. The liquid is typically sprayed with hot gas to accelerate the drying stage, which renders it ...

Missouri University of Science and Technology professor Mark Towler has patented a glass powder that helps wounds stop bleeding. He's now investigating whether it also can prevent infections. A ...

Can a glass powder that was developed to stop bleeding after gunshot wounds and other body trauma also serve as an antibacterial and help stave off infections? Dr. Mark Towler, a Doshi Professor of ...

A team of engineers and artists at the University of Washington's Solheim Rapid Manufacturing Laboratory has revived an ancient Egyptian glass casting method and developed "Vitraglyphic," a technique ...

The bonding capacity with different metals and alloys, from stainless steel to titanium superalloys, has made glass coatings effective heat shields against corrosion and oxidation at high temperatures ...

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