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Borosilicate glass is a particular type of glass, better known under the brand names Pyrex, Kimax, and Endural. It was first developed by German glassmaker Otto Schott in the late 19th century and sold under the brand name "Duran" in 1893. After Corning Glass Works developed Pyrex in 1924, it became a synonym for borosilicate glass in the English-speaking world. Holophane manufactures original equipment lenses for street lights under the Endural brand name. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Kimax is the brand name for borosilicate glass made by Kimble/Kontes, and has achieved modest popularity in contrast with Pyrex in laboratory glassware. ... Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into borosilicate glass. ... Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colours as shown in this ball from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany. ... Pyrex is a brand name of borosilicate glass introduced by Corning Glass Works in 1924. ... Kimax is the brand name for borosilicate glass made by Kimble/Kontes, and has achieved modest popularity in contrast with Pyrex in laboratory glassware. ... Endural is a trademark used by Holophane for its borosilicate glass lenses/refractors for street light fixtures. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Corning Glass Works (NYSE: GLW) is a U.S. manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for technical and scientific applications. ... Pyrex is a brand name of borosilicate glass introduced by Corning Glass Works in 1924. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Holophane is a US manufacturer of lighting fixtures and lenses for street lights, including General Electric, Cooper Lighting, and Lithonia. ... Endural is a trademark used by Holophane for its borosilicate glass lenses/refractors for street light fixtures. ...

In addition to the quartz, sodium carbonate, and calcium carbonate traditionally used in glassmaking, boron is used in the manufacture of borosilicate glass. Typically, the resulting glass composition is about 70% silica, 10% boric oxide, 8% sodium oxide, 8% potassium oxide, and 1% calcium oxide. Though somewhat more difficult to make than traditional glass (Corning conducted a major revamp of their operations to make it), it is economical to produce because its superior durability, chemical and heat resistance finds excellent use in chemical laboratory equipment, cookware,lighting, and in certain cases, windows. Quartz is amongst one of the most common minerals in the Earths continental crust. ... Sodium carbonate (also known as washing soda or soda ash), Na2CO3, is a sodium salt of carbonic acid. ... Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound, with chemical formula CaCO3. ... It has been suggested that Boriding be merged into this article or section. ... The chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is the oxide of silicon, chemical formula SiO2. ... Boron oxide is a colourless or white solid, also known as diboron trioxide, formula B2O3. ... Basic Information Flash point Non flammable Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... Potassium oxide is a compound of potassium and oxygen used mainly as a intermediate in inorganic synthesis. ... Calcium oxide (CaO), commonly known as lime, quicklime or burnt lime, is a widely used chemical compound. ... Chemistry (from the Greek word χημεία (chemeia) meaning cast together or pour together) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ... Biochemistry laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... A window is an opening in an otherwise solid and opaque surface through which light and, sometimes, air can pass. ...

Borosilicate glass has a very low thermal expansion coefficient, making it a popular material for objects like telescope mirrors, where it is essential to have very little deviation in shape. It is also used in the processing of high-level nuclear waste, where the waste is immobilised in the glass through a process known as vitrification (contrast with Synroc). 50 cm refracting telescope at Nice Observatory. ... A mirror is a surface with good specular reflection that is smooth enough to form an image. ... Political Punk band from Victorville, Ca WWW.MYSPACE.COM/NUCLEARWASTEX ... A vitrification experiment for the study of nuclear waste disposal at Pacific Northwest National Labs. ... Synroc, i. ...

Optically, borosilicate glasses are crown glasses with low dispersion (Abbe numbers around 65) and relatively low refractive indices (1.51 - 1.54 across the visible range). Crown glass is a type of optical glass used in lenses. ... In physics and optics, the Abbe number, also known as the V-number or constringence of a transparent material is a measure of the materials dispersion (variation of refractive index with wavelength). ... The refractive index (or index of refraction) of a material is the factor by which the phase velocity of electromagnetic radiation is slowed in that material, relative to its velocity in a vacuum. ...

Unexpectedly, use for Pyrex grew outside of scientific and industrial circles. New lampworking techniques led to artistic uses. Often the art can be refined and then rapidly-produced turning it into novelties that quickly degenerated into kitsch. There is a large market for cheaply reproduced trinkets, smoking pipes, bongs and other novelties. Borosilicate glass is sometimes used for high-quality beverage glassware; Bodum, Inc. markets a line of French coffee presses and double-walled beverage glasses made of borosilicate, lending them increased durability and microwave/dishwasher compatibility. Lampworking is glassworking using a torch to melt and shape the glass. ... Kitsch is a German term that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. ... Youth with pipe, by Hendrick Jansz Terbrugghen A smoking pipe is a device used for smoking combustible substances such as tobacco and cannabis. ... For information on pipes used to transfer water and fluids, see plumbing and pipeline transport. ... A 7-inch silicone dildo A dildo (or dildoe, a rare alternate spelling) is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily interaction during masturbation or sexual intercourse. ... Bodum, Inc. ... Microwave oven A microwave oven, or microwave, is a kitchen appliance employing microwave radiation primarily to cook or heat food. ... A dishwasher A two drawer DishDrawer dishwasher This article discusses the appliance of the same name, for information on manual dishwashing see the Dishwashing article A Dishwasher is a mechanical device for cleaning food utensils for preparation, keeping, serving and eating and drinking. ...

Further development in glassmaking continues to create new glass-ceramics that outperform borosilicate glass in various ways. Glass-ceramic is a mixture of glass and ceramic materials (mainly lithium-, silicon-, or aluminium-oxides) yielding a material that is impervious to even extreme temperature shocks. ...

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