New glass technology for a better environment

Glass is an indispensable material that supports our lives. Used as far back as 2000 BC, Today it plays a role in buildings and infrastructure such as fiber optics. When considering the properties of glass, its brittleness might come to mind. Glass also has other characteristics, such as being non-conductive, transparent, dense, and resistant to weathering. By developing new types of glass, such as flexible or responsive glass, we can transform how it serves information society and living environments, and even address energy challenges. My research focuses on creating these innovative glass types by assembling chemical bonds between metals and molecules. I hope that in the future this research will contribute to a material technology that supports society.

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