Advancements on previous research have led to a new glass that may be stronger than any known material.
Potential uses abound, especially within a design context, for such a material:
By making the glass able to bend, it can't even develop a crack to lead it to eventually shatter. In the process, they have created a new kind of a glass that is stronger and tougher than any material known. Potentially, a solar roof protected within a glass that's stronger than steel would need a great deal less roofing infrastructure to hold it up, reducing both solar (and roofing) prices. The research was funded by the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.

via cleantechnica