Inventory of special glass with "superpowers"

The development of technology and the rapid changes in human needs have made glass, which used to provide shelter from wind and rain, no longer simple. Today let's take a look at how magical those special glasses are, as if they have "superpowers".

1. Glass flying into outer space

On the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft, a high-strength anti radiation glass is used and installed on the solar cell array. Although it is only 0.12 millimeters thick, it can effectively block high-energy particles and ultraviolet rays in space, protect the solar cell sails on both sides of the spacecraft, and ensure the normal supply of energy needed for the spacecraft to travel in space.

This special anti radiation glass was developed by a well-known domestic research institution after two years, and the formula and production process are very complex.

2. Glass that can replace bones

As early as 1969, Larry Hanch, an American, invented bioglass, which can be implanted into the human body and directly combined with bone tissue to repair bone tissue. At present, this type of bioglass has been applied and proven to be superior to certain metals, with broad prospects.

3. Glass that can change color

Unlike smart controlled glass, color changing glass directly adds photosensitizers to its components, which can automatically adjust its transparency according to changes in external light. In daily life, you may see some color changing sunglasses, which is based on this principle.

4. Glass that can take a shower on its own

The widespread use of glass curtain walls has increased the difficulty of building cleaning work, but now self-cleaning glass has appeared on the market. This type of glass can automatically clean the glass using sunlight and rainwater.

At the same time, the special coating on the glass surface can decompose organic matter in the air, kill bacteria on the glass surface and in the air, and achieve the effect of green building. The National Centre for the Performing Arts uses nano self-cleaning glass roofs.