Proceedings

EPJ Plus Focus Point Issue: The Magic of Glass

Guest Editors: Giancarlo C. Righini, Luisa Cifarelli & Francesco Noferini

Glass is a magical material, one that offers a unique flexibility of design regarding its composition, which in turn allows its optical, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties to be tailored. Thanks to these qualities, it has not only made substantial contributions to the advancement of science (from astronomy and microscopy to modern photonics) but also offers artists an exceptional medium that can be creatively modelled and shaped. This Focus Point explores various aspects of glass science and technology, with contributions addressing: sustainability in industrial glass manufacture; a Raman study on the structure of volcanic glasses; glass artefact conservation; glass for photonics; medium infrared fibre lasers; a whispering gallery modes microlaser; optical and spectroscopic characterization of rare-earth-doped glasses and bioglasses; and glass for particle physics detectors. Though by no means exhaustive, the aim of this Focus Point is to give readers an idea of the various and varied areas of physics and chemistry where glass is an indispensable material.

The articles included in this Focus Point Issue are available here and are freely accessible until 10 June 2025. For further information read the Editorial.

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On behalf of the Organizing and Program Committees and Editorial Team of MNPS-2019, Dr. Alexey B. Nadykto, Moscow State Technological University “STANKIN”, Moscow, Russia. EPJ Web of Conferences vol. 224 (2019)

ISSN: 2100-014X (Electronic Edition)

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