Thursday, August 21, 2003

TYING A KNOT WITH GLASS

Fiber optics is an amazing thing, a testament to scientific ingenuity. But now scientists have found a deep-sea sponge that builds a better glass fiber:
The glassy sponge, nicknamed the “Venus flower basket,” grows the flexible fibers at cold temperatures using natural materials, a process materials scientists hope to duplicate in order to avoid the problems created by current fiber-optic manufacturing methods that require high temperatures and produce relatively brittle cable.


The magnificent wonders of Creation continue to testify to the existence and nature of God.

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