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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Angel Eyes on February 16, 2018, 02:37:20 PM
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"Transparent aluminum" is a reality . . . sort of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaYt62_osYA
It's actually a ceramic of aluminum, oxygen, and nitrogen. But it appears to have a number of advantages over glass, plexiglass, and similar materials, including bullet-resistant qualities.
No info yet on how it would stand up to phasers.
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That's a whale of an invention.
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Trekky Comment: They showed a clip of the Enterprise, but they were flying a Klingon ship during that movie. =D
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Cool development though.
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Video showed a SpaceX launch. Do you suppose Elon used this stuff for the windshield in the Mars roadster?
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'Where do you keep the nuclear wessels?'
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It's been around for over 30 years