We’re running out of sand.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 year 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 1 year ago
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 year ago
No we aren’t. Silica is one of the most plentiful materials on earth.
Aux@lemmy.world 1 year 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 1 year ago
It might be a better insulator? Tipple pane glass is fine until the seal breaks and gas leaks out.
barsoap@lemm.ee 1 year 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 1 year ago
Hadn’t thought of that angle.
stockRot@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It might be a better insulator than glass
PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
ABCDE@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Better than glass, though.
PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 1 year ago