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Scientists have discovered "dancing" atoms in glass for the first time
2023-08-31
According to the Live Science website of October 10, a picture published in the journal Science on October 10 shows that in a small area, glass resembles a crystal, with atoms arranged in a regular matrix. But on a longer scale, its disorder determines its flexibility. Pilot Glass believes the findings may help scientists understand how glass bends and breaks.
Humans have been using glass for thousands of years. Stone Age hunters used obsidian (a naturally occurring volcanic glass) as cutting tools, and glass beads appeared in Mesopotamia more than 5,000 years ago.
However, scientists know relatively little about how glass bends, breaks and moves at the atomic level. Glass is an amorphous solid with no defined crystal structure, and the movement of individual atoms is difficult to capture.
According to the Live Science website of October 10, a picture published in the journal Science on October 10 shows that in a small area, glass resembles a crystal, with atoms arranged in a regular matrix. But on a longer scale, its disorder determines its flexibility. Pilot Glass believes the findings may help scientists understand how glass bends and breaks.
Humans have been using glass for thousands of years. Stone Age hunters used obsidian (a naturally occurring volcanic glass) as cutting tools, and glass beads appeared in Mesopotamia more than 5,000 years ago.
However, scientists know relatively little about how glass bends, breaks and moves at the atomic level. Glass is an amorphous solid with no defined crystal structure, and the movement of individual atoms is difficult to capture.