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সিএসআইআর-কেন্দ্রীয় কাঁচ ও সেরামিক গবেষণা সংস্থা
सीएसआईआर-केंद्रीय काँच एवं सिरामिक अनुसंधान संस्थान
CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute
"Innovation in Ceramics and Glass for the mankind"

SGD: Areas of Research
Areas of Research
1. Strategic Sector:
Space grade optical glass
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Optical glasses developed by CSIR-CGCRI with stringent properties |
- Radiation Shielding Window Glass
High Density (d = 5.2 gm/cc) Radiation Shielding Window (RSW) Glass blocks of 1000×800×17 mm3 produced through Bottom-Pouring-Flow-Casting Technique using 40L Platinum Pot Pilot Facility
3.61 g/cc Density Stabilized RSW Glasses |
4.77 g/cc Density Stabilized RSW Glasses |
Glass samples sustain a cumulative γ-radiation dose of 10 Mrad |
Development of cost effective bismuth based radiation shielding glass for nuclear hot cell application |
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Developed stabilized Bismuth Glass using melt-quenching technique |
%Transmission enhancement on AR coated bismuth glass of 10 mm thickness (Here P1, P2, P3 indicates different positions of the same glass during measurement of transmission spectra) |
Coated RSW glass block (400 x 400 x 100 mm3) |
Visible transmission spectrum of coated RSW glass block |
Sol-gel based antireflective cum hydrophobic with gamma ray resistant coating on high PbO radiation shielding window (RSW) glass |
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Glass beads for nuclear waste vitrification
Glass Bead Material for formation of Vitrified Waste Product for Immobilization of Nuclear Wastes
- Laser and cladding glass
Nd doped phosphate Laser glass Bottom pouring flow casting technique
Casting using 15 L facility
Processed Nd doped glass block Cu doped Edge Cladding Glass

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High Strength and transparent glass-ceramic

HIGH STRENGTH AND TRANSPARENT NANOCRYSTALLINE GLASS-CERAMIC

High strength and transparent nanocrystalline glass-ceramic for armor vehicle and electronic display applications
- Chalcogenide glasses for infrared optics and IR photonic devices
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Chalcogenide glasses |
Image formation |
2. Societal Sector:
- Formulation of novel bioactive glasses for bone graft and coating applications
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Amorphous scaffold prepared through optimized heat treatment using novel borosilicate based bioactive glass |
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CGCRI developed High CaO containing Bioactive glass matching thermal expansion coefficient with that of metallic implants suitable for adherent, crack-free coating |
3. Energy and environment:
- Development of Glass Foam bricks
Light weight Glass Foam bricks for insulation and construction application
Compressive strength 3-5MPa; Thermal conductivity: 0.1-0.2 W/m K
- Energy efficient microwave melting of glass
Heat Absorbing glass prepared in microwave heating in air atmosphere retaining predominantly Fe[II] in glass, unlike Fe[III] in conventional heating
- Phosphor-in-Glass (PiG) composites for high power white LED



Optical filter for solar radiation splitter
- Sol-Gel Coatings

4. Computational Material Research:
- Atomistic glass insight: Advancing research through simulations


Last Updated on July 9, 2025