Researchers create paracrystallized aluminosilicate glass with supreme toughness
Simulated structure of glassy (left) and paracrystalline (right) grossular. The atoms of the elements oxygen, silicon, aluminum and calcium (from small to large) are coloured lighter the higher the degree of order in the surrounding structure. Credit: Hu Tang Researchers at the University of Bayreuth, together with partners in China and the U.S., have produced an oxide glass with…