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Italian scientists have created glass made out

posted by Jason Kottke   Jun 19, 2006

Italian scientists have created glass made out of carbon dioxide. At high pressure, instead of forming a crystal (dry ice), the CO2 forms a clear, hard, vitreous material. More info. (Little known fact: I did research on glass in college, rubidium and cesium borosilicates mostly. Here's a few citations on Google Scholar.)