Latest articles
| Toughened glass: requirements on physical security, climate resilience and cyber security are rising
| An advanced FEM-based simulation approach enables accurate prediction of windshield performance in pedestrian protection tests across a wide range of designs and configurations.
| Exploring the evolution of laminated safety glass, this paper examines advanced interlayer solutions and their performance in ballistic applications.
| Laminated glass design is challenged by accurately capturing shear coupling and nonlinear behavior, prompting the development of advanced FEM approaches that overcome the limits of traditional theories and commercial software.
| Part One: Understanding and Identifying NiS Inclusions
| Advances in interlayer technology are opening new possibilities for laminated safety glass, with improved stiff PVB delivering higher stiffness, enhanced durability and greater design flexibility for modern façade engineering.
| A First Step to Characterize the Post-fracture Behaviour
| This paper presents the challenges of combining borosilicate and soda-lime glasses in the windshield solution.
| This paper presents a groundbreaking technological development in the optical quality of tempered glass.
| Ultra-thin center glass is redefining what’s possible for insulating glass units—delivering lighter, thinner, and more energy-efficient glazing solutions for modern buildings.
| Designing glazing for museum daylighting requires balancing art conservation, structural performance, and aesthetics—challenges explored through two sensitive glazing replacement case studies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
| Scaling glass production demands smarter planning — and a Digital Twin approach enables manufacturers to test, optimise and visualise factory changes virtually before investing on the shopfloor.
| This research explores how load-bearing glass can move beyond infill applications through an innovative linear metal edge fitting integrated into insulated glazing units.
| Visual distortion in architectural glazing has emerged as a critical yet insufficiently regulated factor affecting both functional performance and visual comfort.
| As glass increasingly takes on structural roles in modern architecture, ensuring its fire resistance has become a critical challenge for safe building design.
| This article presents how the pioneering G2C (Glass-to-Concrete) project is redefining construction by successfully integrating bonded glass and concrete into a full-scale pedestrian bridge demonstrator.
| Highly efficient building-integrated photovoltaics are entering a new phase, combining strong performance with expanded colour and design freedom.
| Reducing energy consumption in glass tempering is no longer optional — and new cooling innovations are making it achievable.
| This study demonstrates how fibre-reinforced and ultra-high-performance concretes enable structurally bonded glass-to-concrete systems, opening new possibilities for efficient, sustainable, and visually striking hybrid structures.
| This study explores how fibre optic sensors can accurately measure strain and temperature in laminated glass systems, revealing how adhesives, temperature, and load conditions influence the mechanical behaviour of PVB and embedded sensors.