Schott Glass Technologies has won a 2001 R&D 100 Award for the firm's continuous melting process for neodymium-doped phosphate laser glass. The award, sponsored by R&D Magazine, recognizes Schott's process as one of the 100 most technologically significant new products of 2001. Schott's continuous manufacturing process enables the production of glass at a rate that is 20 times faster than the conventional process, at one-fifth the cost.
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