The Fundamentals of High‐Strength Glass: The Work of the Fundamental Research Laboratories of the Triplex Group of Companies

Abstract

CURIOUSLY little is known about the structure of glass, and many of the properties which can be obtained by heat treatment have been developed on an empirical basis. To study these problems more thoroughly, particularly with a view to the development of better transparencies for vehicles and aircraft, the Triplex group of companies set up rather more than a year ago their Fundamental Research Laboratories at Balsall Common, near Coventry. Here a total staff of fifteen are provided, in the pleasant surroundings of a house formerly belonging to a country doctor, with facilities for fundamental research on glass structure and properties.

Citation

(1959), "The Fundamentals of High‐Strength Glass: The Work of the Fundamental Research Laboratories of the Triplex Group of Companies", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 31 No. 4, pp. 119-119. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb033104