REAl^(TM) Glass Products for Optical and Structural Applications

Containerless Research, Inc.

Evanston, IL
 

• Single-phase rare earth aluminate glasses for optical and structural applications
  
• Strong, hard, stable, formable, midwave infrared transparent optical materials and materials for solid-state lasers
  

• Developed advanced glass property database and processing technologies, patented core technologies, and expanded fundamental understanding of the glass technology
  
• Commercial sales of glass materials; technology transfer in progress
  
• Leveraged over $2M in federal funding
  

• Product is REAl^(TM) Glass, based on rare earth and aluminum oxides
  
• 2 patents issued; others in process
  
• Infrared transparent products are available for sale
  
• Business plan to commercialize core technologies is being implemented via CRI's Glass Products Division
  
  • Seeking partners for commercial-scale production of value-added products for infrared and laser applications based on patented technology
  
  

• Applications in infrared windows and optics, structural glasses, and laser materials
  
• NASA flight NRA and ground-based research

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