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  2. Plate glass - Wikipedia

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    Plate glass is often used in windows. Fragment of a Roman window glass plate dated to 1st to 4th century CE. Plate glass, flat glass or sheet glass is a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, glass doors, transparent walls, and windscreens. For modern architectural and automotive applications, the flat glass ...

  3. Backboard (basketball) - Wikipedia

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    As a result, the Nurre Mirror Plate Company in Bloomington was employed to create new backboards that contained 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch-thick (3.8 cm) plate glass so that fans could see games without an obstructed view. It was the first facility in the country to use glass backboards. [4]

  4. Polished plate glass - Wikipedia

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    It is produced by casting glass onto a table and subsequently grinding and polishing the glass. This was originally done by hand, and then later by machine. It was an expensive process requiring a large capital investment. [1] Other methods of producing hand-blown window glass included: broad sheet, blown plate, crown glass and cylinder blown ...

  5. Speculum metal - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to household mirrors, where the reflecting metal layer is coated on the back of a glass pane and covered with a protective varnish, precision optical equipment like telescopes needs first surface mirrors that can be ground and polished into complex shapes such as parabolic reflectors. For nearly 200 years speculum metal was the only ...

  6. Musk, Ramaswamy visit Capitol Hill to discuss Trump's DOGE ...

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    Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are expected to visit Capitol Hill Thursday morning to meet with Republican lawmakers in both chambers of Congress to discuss ways to reduce waste in the federal ...

  7. Congress could ban new drones from two Chinese manufacturers

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China-based DJI and Autel Robotics could be banned from selling new drones in the United States market under an annual military bill set to be voted on later this week by the ...

  8. ‘Today’ Fans Beg Al Roker to ‘Take Care’ of ... - AOL

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    'Today' show star Al Roker got honest about aging, and fans are saying he needs to "take care of himself" after seeing his Instagram.

  9. Architectural glass - Wikipedia

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    The glass is taken from the furnace in large iron ladles, which are carried upon slings running on overhead rails; from the ladle the glass is thrown upon the cast-iron bed of a rolling-table; and is rolled into sheet by an iron roller, the process being similar to that employed in making plate-glass, but on a smaller scale.