A furnace, generally electrically heated, with a control system capable of following a cam by which the temperature can be made to go through a definite cycle over a period of days, or even weeks, if the glass is massive. Glass has a softening...

The heat-treating method in which the index of refraction of glass is fixed near or at its maximum value by holding the...

See glass annealing furnace; glass melting furnace.

Recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) is a molecular biology technique used to rapidly amplify specific DNA or RNA...

The plot that expresses a reaction rate vs. the reciprocal of absolute temperature. Often used to describe the thermal...

Laser annealing is a process that involves using a laser beam to heat and modify the microstructure of a material, typically...

Optical glass refers to a type of glass specifically engineered and manufactured for use in optical components and systems,...

The process of heating and slowly cooling a solid material, like glass or metal, to stabilize its thermal, electrical or...

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a widely used molecular biology technique used to amplify a specific segment of DNA...

In optics, the mechanical tension, compression or shear in optical glass due to internal stress caused by improper cooling...

A controlled random search process, such as generalized simulated annealing, that has been incorporated into many optical...

An oven or furnace that possesses the design requirements and heat control necessary to anneal glass for the optical...