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To: goldendelicious

Aluminum oxide aka sapphire is transparent. A transparent compound with a metallic cation does not constitute a ‘transparent metal’.

16 posted on 02/21/2018 9:00:44 PM PST by SpaceBar

To: SpaceBar

Yes, but this is still pretty cool

20 posted on 02/21/2018 9:16:23 PM PST by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)

To: SpaceBar

and I suspect you don’t consider cubic zirconium -“true” diamond, naysayer

22 posted on 02/21/2018 9:23:58 PM PST by goldendelicious

To: SpaceBar

Metals are made out of minerals.

24 posted on 02/21/2018 9:47:17 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)

To: SpaceBar

Nevertheless, this ceramic will always be referred to as "Transparent Aluminum" as a nod to Scottie and Star Trek.

Yay!

37 posted on 02/22/2018 4:46:04 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (There are far too many Sh*thole-Americans! Especially in government.)

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