Art

Safelite to Expand Wood Dale Auto Glass Repair Supercenter

November 22, 2011

The nationwide auto glass repair company Safelite has said that it is going to be expanding its Wood Dale Supercenter soon in order to provide better services to consumers and to reduce time spent by customers on waiting lists, with company officials emphasizing the ability to provide same-day service for various clients.  The expansion is [...]

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Laminated Auto Glass Goes Beyond the Windshield

August 23, 2011

We already know what laminated auto glass is: a piece of glass that is actually composed of three layers (2 glass and 1 polyvinyl) fused together for better structural integrity.  Laminated glass generally appears in the front windshields of vehicles, sometimes in the rear windshields, and—still quite rarely—in the side windows.  There have been noteworthy [...]

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Smart Auto Glass: Voltage-Triggered Glass that Changes Colour with the Press of a Button

August 8, 2011

Have you ever heard of electrochromism?  This is a phenomenon that occurs when an electrochromic substance changes opacity after being stimulated by voltage.  The change may appear differently in different types of electrochromic materials.  Some glass switches from being dark blue, for instance, into being perfectly transparent. Other types go from being frosted white (and [...]

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Auto Glass Used for Art

July 21, 2011

Many people would be surprised at the artistic mileage some creative individuals can get out of certain industrial refuse items, including old car parts and even auto glass. To artists, almost anything can become a canvas or art-piece, and this is reflected in some of the industrial art shows today. Installation pieces have been seen [...]

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