Thin Glass: Storing a Lightening Bolt in Glass for Portable Power.
Penn State materials researchers have reported the largest know energy storage capacity for a bulk glass, making it a potential new candidate for capacitors for electric vehicles and power applications. Read article >

Unlocking the centuries-old secrets of gold-ruby glass
Ahmed Issa '09, a materials science and engineering major, is working on a project that has connected glass researchers from five continents.
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Video of the week - Jain on biomed applications of glass
Lehigh's Himanshu Jain discusses the school’s work to lead an international effort to develop biocompatible, dually porous glass that helps damaged human bone to regenerate. Jain teaches in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Full Article

Lehigh's IMI supports diversity in material engineering
Picture: Prof. Himanshu Jain delves into glass science and engineering with srudents at Tuskegee Univerity.
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Application of Synchrotron Techniques in Glass Research.
IMI-NFG and National Synchrotron Light Source recently sponsored a 2 day workshop at Brookhaven National Lab. Read Article >

International Solar Energy Workshop - Pittsburgh
80 people from academia, industry and governmental institutaions attended the recently-held 2 day workshop to discuss future challenges, research and role of glass in solar applications.More >
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Lehigh's IMI helps create a streaming-video web class about glass
Lehigh joined with five other U.S. colleges to offer a web-based course called Characterization and Structure of Glass. More>

IMI-NFG REU, Gregory Brentrup is awarded 2008 Alfred R. Cooper Young Scholar prize for his work and research on "Fabrication and Characterization of Nano-Macro Porous Bioactive Glass-Ceramics."
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Dr. Arden Bement, Director of NSF, discusses NSF's role in industry-academia research partnership, globalization programs.
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Lehigh renews partnership with Chinese school
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Other glass articles in the news

'As Unbreakable as .......Glass? (The New York Times, 07.07.09)
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