A new series of anhydrous protonated chalcogenide glasses, xH2S + (1 − x)B2S3, analogous to alkalimodified glasses, have been prepared. The preparation of these glasses was carried out in multiple steps. First crystalline meta-thioboric acid, c-(HBS2)3, was prepared from vitreous boron sulfide, v-B2S3. c-(HBS2)3 was then used as a precursor for protonation to prepare a series of xH2S + (1 − x)B...

OBJECTIVES To determine the extent to which multifocal glasses impair contrast sensitivity and depth perception at critical distances required for detecting hazards in the environment and whether multifocal glasses use increases the risk of falls in older people. DESIGN One-year prospective cohort study. SETTING Falls Laboratory, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute. PARTICIPANTS On...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether people pour different amounts into short, wide glasses than into tall, slender ones. DESIGN College students practised pouring alcohol into a standard glass before pouring into larger glasses; bartenders poured alcohol for four mixed drinks either with no instructions or after being told to take their time. SETTING University town and large city, United States...

ARTICLE INFO Abstract Article History Received: 2 October 2014 Accepted: 2 January 2015 Bioactive glasses are silicate-based and can form a strong chemical bond with the tissues. These biomaterials are highly biocompatible and can form a hydroxyapatite layer when implanted in the body or soaked in the simulated body fluid. Due to several disadvantages, conventional glass processing method inclu...

Physical vapor deposition is commonly used to prepare organic glasses that serve as the active layers in light-emitting diodes, photovoltaics, and other devices. Recent work has shown that orienting the molecules in such organic semiconductors can significantly enhance device performance. We apply a high-throughput characterization scheme to investigate the effect of the substrate temperature (...

Recent advances in smart glasses, wearable computers in the form of glasses, bring new therapeutic and monitoring possibilities for people with Parkinson's disease (PD). For example, it can provide visual and auditory cues during activities of daily living that have long been used to improve gait disturbances. Furthermore, smart glasses can personalize therapies based on the state of the user a...

Abstract — Fe2O3 substituted 45S5 bioactive glasses were prepared. Glass derived Bioactive Glass ceramics were obtained through controlled crystallization of bioactive glasses. Nucleation and crystallization regimes were determined by the parameters obtained from differential thermal analysis (DTA) of bioactive glasses. The formed crystalline phases in bioactive glass ceramics were identified u...

PURPOSE Although the treatment of symptomatic convergence insufficiency (CI) with base-in (BI) prism in adults has a strong theoretical foundation, there have been very few studies addressing its efficacy. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the application of BI prism, using a novel progressive addition lens design which incorporates BI prism in the near portion only, could he...

Corrosion phenomenon is the important factor in the field of biomaterial applications. The corrosion resistance of the metallic glasses was investigated by the cyclic voltammetry and a low-voltage potential state test of the cell membrane potential simulation in the simulation body fluid Hank’s solution in this paper. The potential Tiand Zr-based metallic glasses were screened rapidly to test t...

We use a swap Monte Carlo algorithm to numerically prepare bulk glasses with kinetic stability comparable to that of glass films produced experimentally by physical vapor deposition. By melting these systems into the liquid state, we show that some of our glasses retain their amorphous structures longer than 10 times the equilibrium structural relaxation time. This “exceptional” kinetic stabili...