Dr. Universe: How is glass made?

Dr-Universe enews-logoWe can make glass in factories and we can find it in nature. Some volcanoes make glass. When they spew out lava, it often cools into obsidian, a black glass.

See the full answer featuring comments from  John McCloy, an engineer at Washington State University, and graduate student Jose Marcial, at the Dr. Universe website.

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