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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20081010002741im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) Press Release 06-172 Melts in Your Body, Not in Your Hand
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Super-stable glass may aid drug delivery through the body
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A type of glass created by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison using a new vapor-deposition method is extremely stable. The rainbow of colors in this super-stable glass comes from variations in its thickness.
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Mark Ediger, Ken Kearns and Steve Swallen, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, developed a new method for creating a stable glass.
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