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Transparent Aluminum Is Here

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the like-blue-LEDs dept.

Alien54 writes "Scientists in the US have developed a novel technique to make bulk quantities of glass from alumina for the first time. (link includes a picture of samples) Anatoly Rosenflanz and colleagues at 3M in Minnesota used a "flame-spray" technique to alloy alumina (aluminium oxide) with rare-earth metal oxides to produce strong glass with good optical properties. The method avoids many of the problems encountered in conventional glass forming and could, say the team, be extended to other oxides (see also: A Rosenflanz et al. 2004 Nature 430 761). Scotty would be pleased."

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  1. Re:I graduated! by hanssprudel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's great!

    But in August? Not so much...

  2. Neat by jesuspower · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Thats really neat. I geuss many inventors get ideas from Sci-Fi and try to work out solutions like that. Kinda cool. http://jesuspower.spymac.net

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  3. Re:Scotty would be pleased. by AKAImBatman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm thinking that it's the fact you live in Britain. My wife is also Russian, and she has no issue with using the bovine pronunciation. Guess the world really does need more cow bell! ;-)

    BTW:

    "Envelope" with a short 'e' vs. "envelope" ("On ve lope")

    "Coupon" like a "cucumber" vs. "coupon" (Coo-pon)

    "Pronounce" vs. "Pronunciate" (which isn't even a word!) :-D

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  4. Re:woohho-- whoopee by davidsyes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Could it be that Krik wanted the transparent view... because he wanted to watch Gracie and the male whale procreate? Maybe he was going nutty and figured the time travel would provide the longest union of all, aquatic and space time continuum.

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  5. Re:Future echoes by MadFarmAnimalz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Of course, I'm probably forgetting lots of stuff. Anyone have further things I've missed??

    Um. Duke Nukem Forever?

    There, I've made a Duke Nukem joke. Can I join the /. loser club now?

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  6. soooo last week by hooqqa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wanted to talk about it while it was still cool.Don't you ppl read newscientist, physicsweb, etc. ?