Charles McLaren and Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University (IMAGE)

Lehigh University

Charles McLaren and Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University

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As part of his doctoral research, Charles McLaren discovered that applying a direct current field across glass reduced its melting temperature. In their experiments, they placed a block of glass between a cathode and anode, and then exerted steady pressure on the glass while gradually heating it.

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