What makes glass break?

After 2,000 years of making and breaking glass, one might think there would be a definitive answer. But at the Third International Workshop on the Flow and Fracture of Advanced Glasses, held Oct. 2 to 5 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 50 or so of the world's top glass scientists scratched their heads as researchers presented sharply conflicting views on the topic.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news7864.html">What makes glass break?</a></p> <p> After 2,000 years of making and breaking glass, one might think there would be a definitive answer. But at the Third International Workshop on the Flow and Fracture of Advanced Glasses, held Oct. 2 to 5 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 50 or so of the world's top glass scientists scratched their heads as researchers presented sharply conflicting views on the topic.</p>