We’re running out of sand.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Not seeing how windows would be a good use. We already have safety glass and materials to make glass is more plentiful. Display screens make sense if the material ends up as hard as glass but won’t shatter. That would be fantastic.
Aux@lemmy.world 11 months ago
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 11 months ago
No we aren’t. Silica is one of the most plentiful materials on earth.
Aux@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes, we ARE running out! So much so that people are getting violent bbc.com/…/20191108-why-the-world-is-running-out-o…
CubitOom@infosec.pub 11 months ago
It might be a better insulator? Tipple pane glass is fine until the seal breaks and gas leaks out.
barsoap@lemm.ee 11 months ago
After 50 years the frame is likely done for anyway so it doesn’t really make much sense to make triple-panes more durable.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Hadn’t thought of that angle.
stockRot@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It might be a better insulator than glass
PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 11 months ago
ABCDE@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Better than glass, though.
PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 11 months ago