After measuring out 275 grams, she pours the pulverized ... challenged Aldworth with the task. She has made 40 glass sand plates so far at the studio she co-owns, Material Things, in Maryland.

out of sight from guests. It's pretty low-tech, with no high-tech components in use. All that crushed glass eventually becomes a somewhat shiny, clean, sand-like material. "We've got one ...

Do you want to find out how glass is made? BOY:Yeah. GIRL:Yeah. CURIOUS CAT:Well, glass starts off as sand. CURIOUS CAT:'A bit like the sand you might find on a beach. But to make clear glass ...

"Most everyday glass is what's called soda-lime silicate glass, which is made out of sand, limestone and soda ash melted together at around 1,500 degrees Celsius [2,732 degrees Fahrenheit].

"This is a great way for the public to come out and see different types ... Franziska Trautmann co-founded Glass Half Full fills sacks with sand made from recycled glass to marsh restoration ...