date:Jul 24, 2012
A shatterproof glass beverage bottle could be available worldwide by the middle of next year, its developer has told.
The Pure Glass Bottle (pictured) was developed by environmental chemist Walt Himelstein and utilises a see-through, non-removeable coating on the bottle to stop the glass shattering.
The glass still breaks and becomes unusable but wont shatter into pieces as it will be kept in place by the coating, unlike current methods where bottles use protective sleeving but glass can stil