Spheres of influence: Materials based on tiny glass bubbles are being adopted across the industry due to their diverse properties

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Thanks to material advances pioneered in the offshore industry, glass is increasingly being used in a variety of demanding applications, Talking to The Engineer, William Ricci, technical sales director with Trelleborg Offshore, explained how materials originally developed as buoyancy foams - based on tiny glass bubbles known as glass microspheres - are proving desirable in sectors including aerospace and automotive.