AYAAN SHAH (L6P) Take a look around you, how many different materials can you see? Your device, which you are using to read this article, is composed of hundreds of tiny components, each made up of a myriad of materials, each designed and used for a specific purpose. Or consider the window - decades of innovation in material production have led to the windows we have today, transparent yet insulative. Recently, I stumbled upon an exciting field of science that spans physics, chemistry, and biology: materials science. I believe that this field will play a crucial role in the future of society and civilization, and in this article, we will examine the history, technology, and employment of a material we rely on every day: glass! The original raw materials of glass production comes from sand. Sand is formed when rocks compress with each other over a long period of time, creating small crystals known as quartz. These quartz crystals have a chemical composition of silicon dioxide, which is ...
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