Concrete Casts New Light in Dull Rooms

Posted by michael on Thursday March 11, 2004 @03:06AM from the no-wallpaper-please dept.

opticsorg writes "Stuck for decorating ideas? Then the light-transmitting concrete that is set to hit the market this year is what you could be looking for! The days of dull, grey concrete could be about to end. A Hungarian architect has combined the world's most popular building material with optical fiber from Schott to create a new type of concrete that transmits light. A wall made of 'LitraCon' allegedly has the strength of traditional concrete but thanks to an embedded array of glass fibers can display a view of the outside world, such as the silhouette of a tree, for example."

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I still want... by monopole · 2004-03-11 03:56 · Score: 0, Redundant

Transparent Aluminum
Transparent Aluminum by s2k-go · 2004-03-11 04:41 · Score: 0, Redundant

I'm still waiting for my transparent aluminum.

Beam me up Scotty.
Forget the concrete by barzok · 2004-03-12 02:15 · Score: 0, Redundant

I demand transparent aluminum!