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Heart of Quartz: This Lab Staple Doesn’t Like to Bond and That's Why Scientists Love It

January 12, 2015
Quartz glassware is the secret ingredient to many scientific experiments. It handles heat and cold without cracking, remains inert to most chemicals and does not interact with light, a quality that makes it perfectly transparent. It doesn’t change shape and remains hard when cold, but becomes flexible when hot.
“Fused quartz implies crystals, but it’s a misnomer,” says Thomas McNulty, a material scientist at GE Global Research and a quartz expert. “Even though it has distinct properties like crystalline solids, the material is actually amorphous.”
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Grayson Brulte: From Quartz to Smartwatch — Will History Repeat Itself?

Grayson Brulte Brulte Company
November 26, 2014
As smartwatches become more prevalent, it might be worthwhile for the venerable Swiss watch industry to reflect back on the turbulent 1970s following the advent of the quartz watch.
 
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