Recent sightings

January 30, 2001

Photo of chemistry lab notes written on a clear window

Could it be any clearer?
The mind of a chemist finds expression on the glass panels of a chemistry lab fume hood, the scientific thoughts dashed across a noncrystalline substance consisting of the fused silicates of soda and lime, with an atomic structure essentially the result of a supercooled liquid. But does it, um, matter? (Photo: Jeff Miller)