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Star Trek - Transparent Aluminum Now a Reality?

submitted by Sithstress
8 years 3 months 1 week ago

YouTube Description: Revolutionary new transparent metal fantasized about in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is now a reality thanks to scientists at Oxford University.

9 Comments

The Discovery video they refer to
http://www.discovery.ca/Video?vid=943078

Wiki: Aluminium oxynitride or ALON (transparent Aluminum) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride

ALON (transparent Aluminum) manufactured by Surmet http://www.surmet.com/technology/alon-optical-ceramics/

Sithstress says...

You rock .

The Discovery video they refer to
http://www.discovery.ca/Video?vid=943078

Wiki: Aluminium oxynitride or ALON (transparent Aluminum) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride

ALON (transparent Aluminum) manufactured by Surmet http://www.surmet.com/technology/alon-optical-ceramics/

Sithstress says...

So...is it worth something to you??

*promote , because I love it when a plan comes together...and because TRANSPARENT ALUMINUM!!!!!

Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Saturday, September 10th, 2016 6:54pm PDT - promote requested by newtboy.

Sithstress says...

Thanks!

*promote , because I love it when a plan comes together...and because TRANSPARENT ALUMINUM!!!!!

Isn't sapphire transparent?

"Not really, because it has been patented six years ago"

Star Trek IV
Produced: 1986
Takes place: 1986

ALON
First patented: 1980 (U.S. Patent 4,241,000 )

Sithstresssaid:

So...is it worth something to you??

jokingly says...

Yes and it's an aluminum oxide, but how long have sapphires been available anyway?

Isn't sapphire transparent?

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