Redo of a Famous Experiment on the Origins of Life Reveals Critical Detail Missed for Decades - Scientific American

…They found that teflon produced very few organic compounds. There were more compounds in the teflon with glass pieces. But the glass container, by far, created the greatest number and largest variety of organic molecules...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/redo-of-a-famous-experiment-on-the-origins-of-life-reveals-critical-detail-missed-for-decades/

Virus that causes Covid-19 can survive up to 28 days on surfaces, scientists find

Australian scientists have found that the virus that causes Covid-19 can survive for up to 28 days on surfaces such as the glass on mobile phones, stainless steel, vinyl and paper banknotes. The national science agency, the CSIRO, said the research undertaken at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in Geelong also found that Sars-CoV-2 survived longer at lower temperatures.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/12/virus-that-causes-covid-19-can-survive-up-to-28-days-on-surfaces-scientists-find

Big retailer will test reusable packaging to replace throwaway plastic in Canada - CBC News

You will soon be able to buy juice, shampoo, laundry detergent, ice cream and toothbrushes in reusable, returnable, refillable metal and glass containers instead of single-use plastic, with a major retailer planning test in Toronto of the Loop reusable packaging system. ....
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/loop-reusable-packaging-1.5004525

Lab confirms glass in New York prisoner’s food -- San Francisco Bay View

In early September, a prisoner in New York’s Sullivan Correctional Facility was given a glass-laced pastry by a correctional officer in what he describes as an attempt to murder him. Dr. Al-Fatah Stewart, a doctor of divinity and metaphysics, has suffered psychological and physical torture throughout his 19-year incarceration, and this is just the latest outrage.....
http://sfbayview.com/2017/11/lab-confirms-glass-in-new-york-prisoners-food/

Steam engine made entirely of glass - EngineeringPorn

https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringPorn/comments/7c8ut0/steam_engine_made_entirely_of_glass/