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Focus point on the magic of glass

Giancarlo C. Righini, Luisa Cifarelli and Francesco Noferini

Published online: 04 April 2025

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06014-8

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Regular Article

Structural and optical properties of Eu³⁺-doped sol–gel silica–soda glasses

Francesco Enrichi, Gabriella Mastantuoni, Michele Cassetta, Alessia Sambugaro, Nicola Daldosso, Alessandro Martucci, Alberto Vomiero, Elti Cattaruzza and Giancarlo C. Righini

Published online: 24 April 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05151-w

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Regular Article

Particle detectors based on glass: toward the Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers

Daniele De Gruttola

Published online: 09 April 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05063-9

Open Access

Regular Article

Short review and prospective: chalcogenide glass mid-infrared fibre lasers

Angela B. Seddon, Mark C. Farries, Joel J. Nunes, Boyu Xiao, David Furniss, Emma Barney, Sendy Phang, Shweta Chahal, Nikolaos Kalfagiannis, Łukasz Sojka and Slawomir Sujecki

Published online: 08 February 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04841-1

Review

(Per)forming magic: a perspective on the history of glass processing

John M. Parker

Published online: 22 January 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04839-9

Regular Article

Influence of P₂O₅ addition on glass structure and luminescent properties of Eu³⁺ ions in SiO₂–CaO particles of bioactive glass

Beata Borak, Jolanta Szczurek, Katarzyna Halubek-Gluchowska and Anna Lukowiak

Published online: 17 January 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04849-7

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Regular Article

Medium-range structure modifications induced by Fe³⁺/Fe_tot. in volcanic glasses: a low-frequency Raman spectroscopy study

Michele Cassetta

Published online: 12 January 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04838-w

Regular Article

Glass artefacts conservation: finding materials and methods for glass vessels’ reconstruction

Elena Betti, Silvia Ferucci, Elena Bernardi, Cristina Chiavari and Mariangela Vandini

Published online: 04 January 2024

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04776-7

Review

The sustainable magic of glass

Alicia Durán and John M. Parker

Published online: 22 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04713-8

Regular Article

Glass photonics meets photovoltaics: general principles and a case study

Francis Otieno, Mildred Airo, Alex Quandt, Daniel Wamwangi and Rudolph M. Erasmus

Published online: 12 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04714-7

Review

Glass for photonics

Wilfried Blanc, John Ballato and Maurizio Ferrari

Published online: 27 September 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04473-5

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Review

Rare earth-doped glass whispering gallery mode micro-lasers

Gabriele Frigenti, Simone Berneschi, Daniele Farnesi, Stefano Pelli, Giancarlo C. Righini, Silvia Soria, Yannick Dumeige, Patrice Féron, Davor Ristić, Francesco Prudenzano et al. (2 more)

Published online: 03 August 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04275-9