Advances in available glass chemistries and glass processing methods have accompanied and enabled some of the biggest technology revolutions, from the development and mass production of light bulbs to low-loss fiber optics and durable smartphone touchscreens. An emerging generation of low-temperature processing technologies aims to continue this important trend and make a broader array of glass components mass producible. On page 182 of this issue, Mader et al. (1) describe one such innovation in glass processing—the use of low-temperature injection molding to preshape silica particle–filled composites that can later be transformed into transparent fused silica glass objects.

从灯泡的开发和批量生产到低损耗光纤和耐用的智能手机触摸屏，可利用的玻璃化学方法和玻璃加工方法的发展伴随并实现了一些最大的技术革命。新一代的低温加工技术旨在延续这一重要趋势，并使更广泛的玻璃组件批量生产成为可能。在此问题的第182页上，Mader等人。（1）描述了玻璃加工中的一种创新-使用低温注射成型来预成型填充有二氧化硅颗粒的复合材料，然后将其转变为透明的熔融石英玻璃物体。