Comments on: DOE Develops Flexible Glass Material That Is Stronger Than Steel http://inhabitat.com/doe-develops-flexible-glass-material-that-is-stronger-than-steel/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 15:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: gregb http://inhabitat.com/doe-develops-flexible-glass-material-that-is-stronger-than-steel/comment-page-1/#comment-291026 gregb Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:33:55 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=207968#comment-291026 Although your photo of a curtain wall building implies this metglas is transparent, it is not. The "glass" refers to the atomic structure of the material- instead of a regular crystalline arrangement of the atoms, they are bonded more or less randomly, like in a liquid or a glass. So, no unbreakable windows from this innovation, at least in your lifetime. Great material science, though. Although your photo of a curtain wall building implies this metglas is transparent, it is not. The “glass” refers to the atomic structure of the material- instead of a regular crystalline arrangement of the atoms, they are bonded more or less randomly, like in a liquid or a glass.

So, no unbreakable windows from this innovation, at least in your lifetime. Great material science, though.

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