glass
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Is A Sapphire Glass Apple Watch Even Worth It?
The world’s best — and most expensive — watches all have a sapphire crystal, because sapphire is incredibly hard, making them extremely scratch resistant and almost scratch-proof under normal use. But sapphire is expensive, so most watches instead have a glass crystal, which isn’t as hard or scratch resistant as sapphire, but still holds up.
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The First Brand Manager Was A 1st Century Roman Glassblower
Ennion made me. Those were the words that emerged as archeologists brushed centuries of dust off glass vessels in digs all over the classical world, again and again. But who was Ennion? And how, in the early years of the modern world, did he make so much glass?
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We Were Supposed To Be Living Under Glass Domes By Now
Apparently the upper midwest in the US is about to get snow. Like a lot of snow. Like up to 60cm in some areas. Too bad Americans don’t have this domed house from 1958 to shield them from the unofficial start of winter!
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Beautiful Glass Sculptures Transform Light Into Beautiful Colour Shapes
Chris Wood loves glass. So much she’s dedicating her life to the study of its properties, creating these beautiful installations in which light and colour become a quasi-three-dimensional object.