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The article discusses a new method proposed by researchers from Corning Incorporated to predict the fragility of aluminosilicate glasses based on their structural characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In this article the author talks about coalescence of glass art and glass science. Topics discussed the divergence between glass art and glass science is interesting because society excels in working with glass as an artistic medium and as an engineering material, and discussions of glass art often bring up the archetypal example of stained-glass windows in churches.

Two of the four Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) receiving terminals built in the United States in the 1970s sat idle before the end of the next decade. They fell victim to inflexible contracts and drooping demand for the ultrachilled liquid. LNG sweats again these days under the bright light of public inquiry. Natural gas is now a primary fuel for power generators that have installed combined-cycle gas turbine plants and watched as a shortage of North American gas supplies tipped prices. The main concerns over an LNG tanker spill are the way in which the supercooled liquid would quickly vaporize upon contacting the warmer water and the way in which the vapor, if ignited, would rapidly burn in a huge pool fire. INSETS: A Few Facts About LNG;For the Short Haul.

The article reports on the study by Claudiu A. Stan of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Barbara E. Wyslouzil of Ohio State University with colleagues on cubic structured ice from supercooled water nanodroplets. Topics mentioned include importance of hydrogen bonding in the stability of ice, the structure of ice crystal, and the use of X-ray scattering to study the structures of supercooled water nanodroplets.

El artículo enfoca en Paratherm Corporation, productor de fluidos no-tóxicos de transferencia de calor. Sus aceites térmicos están diseñados para sistemas cerrados de servicio pesado con temperaturas de 600 F. Sus fluidos no tienen aromáticos, metales pesados, ni compuestos de azufre o nitrógeno. El fluido Paratherm es certificado para uso en el procesamiento de drogas farmacéuticas y comestibles.