KIT Turns Rubber-Like 3D Nanoprints Into Record 6 GPa Silica Glass

## KIT Turns Rubber-Like 3D Nanoprints Into Record 6 GPa Silica Glass

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have 3D nanoprinted silica glass with what they describe as a record tensile strength among materials made with two-photon polymerization (2PP) 3D printing. Their study, published in Communications Materials, also maps how the printed parts turn from a hybrid polymer into glass during heat treatment. 2PP is…