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The type of glass most commonly used is Plexiglas which is an acrylic polymer. Another type used as an alternative to Plexiglas is polycarbonate.
Gorilla Glass IS USED.
The element that is used to make pink glass is selenium. This element is also used to make glass that is red in coloring.
Fostoria Glass make hand made glass and table ware. One can purchase wine, champagne or whiskey glasses from them. They are based in Fostoria, Ohio and were founded in 1887.
What capital resources are used to make glass?
Toughened glass was first invented by a glassmaker who wanted to make a windscreen for a vehicle such as a car or a train so that it would break into lots of tiny fragments that would cause less injury to someone if they were thrown through it if the vehicle was involved in a collision. (If ordinary glass were used it would crack into large pieces which would badly cut that person.)
fibre glass.
Laminated glass, used mainly for windshields and tempered glass for the rear and side windows.
Quartz glass
The type of glass used in laboratories is BOROSILICATE it is a heat resistant glass. It's main constituents are silica, which is used in normal glass, and boron.
Obsidian is an extremely sharp type of glass, so it is often used to make knives and scalpels.
sand and glass mixture