by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
IRD Glass manufactures precision optical mirrors that are used for beam steering or folding, interferometry, and in many optical components in imaging systems and high power industrial laser systems. Why Procure Precision Optical Mirrors from IRD Glass? IRD Glass...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
IRD Glass manufactures numerous custom precision optical filters designed to expand the applications and improve the capabilities of numerous optical components. Our filters can be found in critical applications in the defense and homeland security, laser OEM, medical...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
IRD Glass is the leading manufacturer of precision glass tubes that are essential in ultra-precision altimeter and airspeed indicators in aerospace applications, fuel efficiency sensors in automotive applications and in many cutting-edge sensor devices. Why choose IRD...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
In applications where even a degree or two of thermal variation is vitally important, the material of choice is machined glass ceramic, which is annealed to a deliver near-zero coefficient of thermal expansion. The biggest and most well-known glass ceramic is Schott...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
After many years of artist renderings, the first ever image of a black hole was released to the world in April. It looks just about how you would expect: a ring-like structure with a dark central region. The image was created using the Event Horizon Telescope, an...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Later this summer, a NASA solar probe will travel into the corona of the Sun—closer than any mission before—through material with temperatures greater than a million degrees Fahrenheit. If the mission is successful, it will mark a great leap forward in knowledge of...
