glass

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While light slows by about 1.5 times in glass and roughly 3.5 times in silicon or gallium arsenide, it slows by about 4.5 times in MoSe2.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Americans often treat their nation’s founding text as a relic best observed through thick glass at the National Archives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She downs her glass of orange wine, leans forward and confesses to something truly shocking.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Shet says that supply of natural gas has been cut by 20%, making it difficult for glass manufacturers to run their furnaces.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Her friend is carrying a stack of newspapers; now she flies around the store, pressing copies into shoppers’ hands, depositing them on top of the glass cases.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse