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Transparent Alluminum

croxiscroxis I am the walrus
in Zocalo v2.0
[url]http://www.livescience.com/technology/051018_new_glass.html[/url]

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  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I'm lazy so I'll just copy and paste my response from IRC. :)

    "alrighty. now we can put some decent sized windows on our spaceships!"
  • ArethusaArethusa Universal Cathode
    This exact story has been reported on Slashdot each year for the past three years.

    I've yet to see anything come of it.
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    A-l-u-m-i-n-i-u-m ;)
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    This proves that sci-fi is good food for thought. :)
  • EclecticonautEclecticonaut Elite Ranger
    Was already mentioned a year ago:

    [url]http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/23/1141217&tid=14[/url]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Except that it's [i]not[/i] the exact same story. This time around it's the US military and a university, and they appear to be using a different technique.
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    And scottys dead :/
  • shadow boxershadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by CurZ [/i]
    [B]A-l-u-m-i-n-i-u-m ;) [/B][/QUOTE]


    In-freakin-deed !

    *pssshhh* Americans....

    :P
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]Except that it's [i]not[/i] the exact same story. This time around it's the US military and a university, and they appear to be using a different technique. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Also, this stuff is genuinely transparent from what I've read in military rags. Or at least close enough to it. The other stuff was translucent, but not suited to use as a substitute for a window. This would be.
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