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Molecular Mixing Creates Super Stable Glass

Bild som visar arbetet med ett nytt glasmaterial och en illustration av molekylerna i materialet
Sandra Hultmark works with a sample of the new glass material using a FSC (Fast Scanning Calorimetry) machine. The illustration on the left shows the eight different perylene molecules that were investigated in the study.   
​​​​​ â€‹Chalmers 

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in creating a new type of super-stable, durable glass with potential applications ranging from medicines, advanced digital screens, and solar cell technology. The study shows how mixing multiple molecules – up to eight at a time – can result in a material that performs as well as the best currently known glass formers.

A glass, also known as an ‘amorphous solid’, is a material that does not have a long-range ordered structure — it does not form a crystal...

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