Recent highlights of glass science A selective topical review Part 2. Silicate systems

Abstract

A concise review aiming at spreading information on advances in glass science beyond specializing in the many fields in this area. This paper is a continuation of part 1 [1] limited to the newest findings in the area of silica and simple as well as complex silicate glasses. Faced by the abundance of the current glass literature, any review admittedly will be incomplete and arbitrary. Borosilicate, aluminosilicate and fluorosilicate systems will be reviewed in later parts of this series.