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

Pictures published by the regional prosecutor show smashed market kiosks strewn with metal, glass and food.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

AFP journalists saw devotees deliberately puncturing their skin with glass shards attached to a small wooden paddle to ensure their bleeding during the ritual, a way to atone for sins and seek miracles from God.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I hear a rustle of movement and when I look over again he’s scooping the water glass from the floor.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse