To protect against glass scratches, position a piece of cardboard underneath the glass on your work surface prior to cutting.

Do-it-yourselfers are an intrepid bunch who will without hesitation cut any building material they can get their hands on. The thought of cutting glass, however, stops even the most daring DIYers in ...

If an object slams into the glass façade of a high-rise building, the glass must not shatter and fall down, because it could harm pedestrians below. In addition, the window panes must hold if a person ...

If you’ve recently been passed down a family member’s glassware collection, you might be curious about some of the pieces with intricate designs. Grandma might have called her catalog her crystal, but ...

Like many other hard tile materials, glass tile is extremely durable, but only after it's installed. Prior to installation, glass tile can easily chip and break. This can pose a challenge when ...

A novel approach to cutting brittle materials such as glass, sapphire and other key components of portable device screens has been developed by a trio of technology companies in Germany and the US.

The traditional technique called edo-kiriko is primarily used for drinking glasses, but one company has used it to make watch dials, too. A Saihou cut glass, made by the Japanese traditional technique ...