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Transparent Aluminum a Reality
TuballoyThunder writes "Many of us remember the scene from Star Trek IV where Scotty barters the formula for transparent aluminum for a small run. It now appears that we can now add transparent aluminum to the science fact column."
The ability to wrap your mother's sandwiches in transparent aluminum and loose your apetite before you even unwrap it!
How quaint.
No pics :(
Perhaps with this technology we can have see-through cans and this will no longer be a problem :)
Sound just what Apple need to make some scratch resistant screens for the iPod Nano :)
I don't think that'll catch on.
I can now order my Wonder Woman jet! Now's where's my Golden Lasso and Amazon Bangles? Soon I hope. Now, if only surgery took well, I'd be all set...
What do you want to bet that it was designed on a Macintosh...
:D
Oh would that ever be sweet!
"Oh drat these computers, they're so naughty and so complex, I could pinch them." --Marvin the Martian
The Air Force Research Laboratory's materials and manufacturing directorate is testing aluminum oxynitride -- ALONtm
And look.. the trademark is built right in as well!
The military is planning to test this new material on its nuclear wessels.
A transparent case made of aluminium...Mmmmm, aluminium..
47 Meelion Dollars!?! I'm the cat!
Well, that would cost you an arm and a leg ... either way.
Move Sig. For great justice.
I hope not, then I'd have to start wearing pants!
I still have more fans than freaks. WTF is wrong with you people?
I'm 40% aluminium! Bender
... and then they built the supercollider.
It means it'll resists anything except a bunch of bored teenage
scratch-taggers armed with screwdrivers at 3am on a sunday morning.
This isn't that strange, and certainly here on SlashDot I'd expect the readership to be well aware how things can get harder if they are rubbed the right way.
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How will the rest of the world recognize us if our tinfoils hats are transparent?
Unfortunately, from the article it seems ALONtm is noted for it's high compressive strength, whereas to build the sides of a whale-sized bath you need high tensile strength. Unless of course it's a particularly aggressive whale and keeps shooting armour-piercing rounds at the side of the bath, but then the bigger question would be "how did it pull the trigger"?
You're at the 58th floor of a building.
There is a fire. You can't use the stairs or elevators.
A)You break the glass, jump out and fall to your death.
B)You don't break the glass and suffocated because of the smoke.
Either way, you're toast.
Wrong...
A) You're jam
B) You're toast
The difference isn't subtle.
I KNEW it! Scotty didn't die. He just went back in the Bird of Prey.
Everyone, check your local marine park for missing Whales now!!
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a) cost of a sandwich :
:p)
about 1$
b) cost of a research to invent invisible aluminium :
about 1 zillion $
c) the face of your boss when he takes a bite of
his lunch and appears to have mouth full of cutting metal :
priceless
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it would be cool to "see" a pc case made out of it thou (obviously you cant see it but you can pretend it's there
I'd tell you the chances of this story being a dupe, but you wouldn't like it.
it would be cool to "see" a pc case made out of it thou (obviously you cant see it but you can pretend it's there :p)
You mean the way uoi can't see a case made oud of acrylic?
Damn, I had a drinking glass full of water on the table somewhere, if only it weren't invisible I could find it....oh yeah, clear != invisible.
Sorry but no, you must be wrong.
I just checked and I can't find any missing whales anywhere.
But that does beg the question, what are we going to do with all those bodies?
At my age I find coming up with a witty signature too exhausting.
While you're spending your $1z on research, can you find out if transparent aluminum foil protects from government mind control rays as well as regular aluminum foil? Not that I'll believe your government-funded 'research'.
Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it. --Mark Twain
can you find out if transparent aluminum foil protects from government mind control rays as well as regular aluminum foil?
Yes, it does. It is even much, much better, so change your regular with the transparent one.
Not that I'll believe your government-funded 'research'.
Oh, in that case: The transparent version does NOT protect you. The regular one is much better.
Now that I wrote that, you rpobably think the regular one is better. See? We are already in your head.
Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
[time warp]
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Cupertino CA -- Apple Computer faces rising complaints of "scratches" that reportedly developed on the cases of their iPod Angstrom virtual reality player. The device, which feeds audio, video, and olfactory images directly to the brain, is implanted under the skin behind the ear, remaining there for up to three days. It is this repeated insertion and extraction of the device which causes scratches on the iPod's case.
"The scratches are obvious," say disgruntled user Mitch Burnsome, "I can see them clearly under my microscope, at maginications as low as 20 times. Apple's quality control is dreadful."
Apple responded that the iPod Angstrom case is very durable. "The case is made of ALONtm which is used as armor on tanks and Humvees; it's virtually scratch resistant," said Apple spokesperson Anton Natale. "Steve Jobs has been using a prototype for the past six months and declares that it works so well with his brain that it's 'sanely great'."
Since the release of the iPod Angstrom four hours ago, Apple has sold 7 million units. The price of Apple stock dropped 7% after analysts complained that sales were projected to be 7.1 million units by this time.
"Where's my other sock?" - A. Einstein
So this new transparent aluminum is roughly 9.46 × 10^12 kilometres ahead of glass?
In other news, a man ,Homeland Security believes to be a Chechen rebel, was seen wandering the streets of nearby towns looking for nuclear wessels.Is it a coincidence he has shown up just as transparent aluminum has become a reality?
He was accompanied by a dark skinned woman of possible Somalian origin. They are just people of interest at this point.
it's crazy how many people use loose instead of lose though.
Yeah, what loosers!
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