{"id":1933,"date":"2022-01-30T15:16:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T04:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wardill.com\/?p=1933"},"modified":"2022-01-30T15:16:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T04:16:14","slug":"2022-the-un-international-year-of-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wardill.com\/?p=1933","title":{"rendered":"2022: the UN International Year Of Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wardill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wardill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wardill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image.png 833w, https:\/\/wardill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/wardill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/wardill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-508x195.png 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 will celebrate the essential role glass has and will continue to have in Society. United Nations International Year of Glass vision is\u00a0to celebrate the past, present, and future of this transformative material. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With its unparalleled versatility and technical capabilities, glass in its many guises has fostered innumerable cultural and scientific advancements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Glass is the main conduit for information in\u00a0our knowledge-based society. Glass optical fibers have led to a global communications revolution; they are the backbone of the internet. Glassmakers have given us touch-sensitive covers for our mobile phones, revolutionizing the way we communicate.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Glass is the chemically resistant container material for many of today\u2019s life-saving medicines and is playing its part in the world\u2019s quest to deliver a vaccine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthened glass containers have dramatically improved the reliability of the EpiPen treatment of life-threatening anaphylactic shock from severe allergic reactions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bioglass compositions have advanced health care with their ability to: integrate with human bone; stimulate the human body\u2019s natural defense to heal flesh wounds; aid tissue design and regeneration; and resolve hearing and dental issues.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Glass sheets support solar cells and give clean energy; glass fibers reduce our carbon footprint by strengthening wind turbine blades, by insulating our homes and through carbon capture and sequestration (CCS); the vitrification of hazardous waste is making nuclear energy safer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The evolution of glass optics and optoelectronics mean that the James Webb space telescope can study the first moments after the big bang and expand understanding of the Universe.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Glass melting is being de-carbonised and glassy products are being safely recycled.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Archaeologists are learning more about ancient trade routes and the politics of raw materials.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Glass artists across the globe have given humankind an awareness of this wonderful material including its remarkable methods of fabrication, inherent beauty, and ability to capture and display nature\u2019s full spectrum of colour.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Find our more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iyog2022.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.iyog2022.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 will celebrate the essential role glass has and will continue to have in Society. 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