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The special glass expert SCHOTT will be presenting ultra-thin glasses that enable various functionalities in printed electronic components as a flexible substrate material (Hall B0, Stand 106) at the leading international trade fair for printed…
Effective July 1, 2016, Dr. Jens Schulte (44) will serve as the new CFO of SCHOTT AG. He will be responsible for the areas of Finance, Information Technology and Purchasing.   Dr.
Low-cost coating would disrupt the building retrofit market and potentially save billions in electricity.
12,000 coloured solar panels spread across 6,000 square metres to make Copenhagen school first in the world with complete photovoltaic façade
Xinyi Group, one of China's top glass manufacturers, is building a major glass production plant in Malaysia as part of the Chinese government's “One belt and one road” strategic plan.
1891 was a year of invention and discovery. The Wrigley Company launched what would become a gum empire, Thomas Edison patented the motion picture camera, James Naismith thought up basketball, and the escalator was invented.
The glorious past of glass - Be it the National Grand Theater of China or the Bloch Building at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, history has in its pages that the world’s most astounding structures are carved in glass.
From streaming of breathtaking sports events to high-tech material research: without borosilicate glass to protect cameras or for use in neutron conductors, such modern applications would not be possible.
When it comes to building homes and offices, glass is considered the material of choice by architects and designers across the globe. It has numerous advantages and various properties which makes it ideal to use in most places in interiors and…
World's first from Dresden: SOLARWATT GmbH is now also offering the SOLARWATT 60M high power module with an output of 300 watt peak (Wp). The German solar pioneer is now the first company to produce a glass-glass model in this variant and with…
The Solar Protection and Control Industry will have its own space in VETECO, the trade fair organised by IFEMA which will be held in the “FERIA DE MADRID” from 25 to 28 October, ideal dates for the professional sector.
The next big thing is rarely that. More often it’s a collection of next little things.  Let me put it another way: Often, what elevates a must-have gadget or life-changing technology into the next big thing is the components that make it possible.
On 3rd of February 2016, the GGF responded to the HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) Consultation on “Changes to the reduced rate of VAT for Energy Saving Materials” as published on 9th December 2015.
Heliatek R&D teams reached a record conversion efficiency of 13.2% for an OPV multi-junction cell, setting a new world record for the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity using organic photovoltaic cells.
February 3, 2016 a meeting on the topic held in Russia StekloSouz in the framework of energy saving programs: "Implementation of a package of measures for the withdrawal of glass factories on the wholesale electricity market and power".
The funny thing about good design is it’s easy to miss. The best designs simultaneously add more than the sum of their parts and fade into their surroundings.
The restoration glasses TIKANA®, RESTOVER® and GOETHEGLAS will be focused by the technology group SCHOTT at its premiere at Monumento, the trade fair on monument preservation, to be held in Salzburg, Austria, from January 28 - 30, 2016 (Hall 10,…
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has updated and released a document laying out the process for determining the thermal performance characteristics of fenestration systems, specifically in commercial buildings.
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Successfully assessed for the ranges E 30 to E 90 and EI 30 to EI 60 - SCHOTT’s fire-resistance glass products PYRAN® S and PYRANOVA® received UK approval for use in the timber doors of six major door blank manufacturers.
Heliatek will use the unique platform of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, which is taking place in Davos-Klosters from January 20-23, 2016, to present its disruptive technology of organic solar films.
Friday 18th December saw the frameXpress team take part in Christmas Jumper Day in aid of the Severn Hospice, which is a charity that is close to home for the company.
Prof. Volker Rupertus honored for his many years of active involvement in the International Commission on Glass    The International Commission on Glass (ICG) has presented its prestigious Turner Award to SCHOTT researcher Prof.
Flexible but very strong micrometer thin glass is taking-off as a key component in cellphones, wearables, and IoT sensors   Glass thinner than a human hair but strong and flexible is now being used in a wide variety of high-tech applications.