"Navy researchers make bulletproof glass out of clay" Topic
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| Tango01 | 27 Apr 2015 3:34 p.m. PST |
"The US Naval Research Laboratory announced a major breakthrough in materials science on Thursday. After decades of research and development, the NRL has created a transparent, bulletproof material that can be molded into virtually any shape. This material, known as Spinel, is made from a synthetic powdered clay that is heated and pressed under vacuum (aka sintered) into transparent sheets. "Spinel is actually a mineral, it's magnesium aluminate," Dr. Jas Sanghera, who leads the research, said in a statement. "The advantage is it's so much tougher, stronger, harder than glass. It provides better protection in more hostile environments -- so it can withstand sand and rain erosion."…
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| tberry7403 | 27 Apr 2015 5:59 p.m. PST |
"Transparent Aluminum" from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home!!! |
| MiniPatton | 27 Apr 2015 6:18 p.m. PST |
I immediately thought the same thing! |
| Augustus | 27 Apr 2015 6:57 p.m. PST |
Um. Wow. This has enormous ramifications far beyond just the combat scene. |
| Tango01 | 28 Apr 2015 10:41 a.m. PST |
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| Charles the Fifth | 28 Apr 2015 1:35 p.m. PST |
Did someone say transparent aluminum…? In the immortal words of Brad Majors, "Hey, Scotty!" YouTube link |
| zoneofcontrol | 28 Apr 2015 6:49 p.m. PST |
Here, hold my invisible beer and watch this! |
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finally begins Vietnam.
