Nandu News reporter Wang Fan from Beijing On February 17, Nandu reporter learned from the first quarter of 2022 press conference of the China Association for Science and Technology that 2022 was designated as the United Nations International Year of Glass with the official approval of the 66th Plenary Session of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. On April 8 this year, the launching ceremony of the International Year of Glass in China will be held in Beijing.
Nearly 90 countries and regions around the world organized the International Year of Glass this year
The 2022 United Nations International Year of Glass celebrates the past, present and future of glass for a sustainable, equitable and better tomorrow!" With the theme, it will organize various activities covering the world, including science and technology summits, special seminars, industry exhibitions, glass art exhibitions, etc., focusing on promoting the scientific and technological and cultural achievements formed by the material characteristics and ultimate functions of glass.
In addition, nearly 90 countries and regions around the world will organize the International Year of Glass this year. At present, important international activities announced to the world include: the 32nd China International Glass Industry Technology Exhibition sponsored by the Chinese Ceramic Society, the "National Glass Day" activity in the United States, the theme activity of "From Pharaonics to High-tech Glass" in Egypt, the 26th International Glass Congress and the Closing Ceremony of the International Glass Year in Japan held in Berlin, Germany.
Nandu reporter learned that the initiative of the 2022 United Nations International Year of Glass was initiated by the International Glass Association, which was established in September 1933 in Venice, Italy, and is an international academic organization in the glass industry, whose purpose is to promote mutual understanding of glass science, technological progress and production among international glass groups and individuals, and to promote the progress of the world's glass industry. At present, the International Glass Association has 29 member countries, with members throughout the world's leading universities, scientific organizations and glass manufacturing enterprises. In October 1982, the Chinese Ceramic Society was officially accepted by the organization as a group member.
A child sits on the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge waiting for his parents to take pictures. Glass has been widely used in architecture, communications, transportation, life and health, new energy, aerospace, art and other fields. Xinhua News Agency
For the first time, the United Nations has named the year after a single material
What is the United Nations International Year of Glass and what is its significance? In fact, for 60 years, the United Nations General Assembly has had the practice of recognizing international efforts and contributions to society in important areas by proclaiming the International Year of the United Nations, such as the Year of Light and Optical Technology in 2015 and the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements in 2019.
This is the first time that the United Nations has named a year with a single material, highlighting the indispensable importance of glass in many fields such as science and technology, economy, environment, culture and society.
According to reports, glass is one of the earliest man-made materials invented by mankind, widely used in construction, communications, transportation, life and health, new energy, aerospace, art and other fields, is a very important material in daily life and high-tech fields, and has played an important role in the history of human civilization and scientific and technological inventions.
For example, glass fiber optics have brought about a paradigm shift, triggering a global communications revolution; the development of glass optics and optoelectronics to expand human understanding of the universe; glass panels have supported solar cells and provided clean energy; glass fibers have strengthened wind power blades to reduce carbon emissions through carbon capture and carbon sequestration; touch-sensitive glass screens have produced smartphones into our lives; and bioglass can design and regenerate muscle tissue and solve hearing and dental problems The vitrification of hazardous waste improves the safety of nuclear energy and so on.
"This transparent enabling material underpins the development of many technologies and is an important medium for art, and its history is connected to the history of mankind." Jin Zhanping, vice chairman of the Chinese Ceramic Society, said.