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Thin, thinner, thinnest

Thin glass: The solar industry has come to realize that the glass industry has really got something to offer. The research that glass manufacturers have been embarking on has certainly reaped fruits, bringing to the market glass both thinner and stronger. The image of thin glass being a fragile weak-link is now officially a thing of the past.

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Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

10 Feb 2011

pv magazine speaks with two glass manufacturers who have established themselves and their specialty thin glass for solar. Heard of Gorilla glass? Brings to mind a massive piece of glass thumping its chest and growling displaying its prowess. Well this glass is not thumping anything but prowess it possesses. Invented in 1962, the ultra-strong glass …

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