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Transparent Alumina - (aluminum oxide) Three Times Stronger Than Steel
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Posted on 05/01/2002 5:38:11 PM PDT by FatherTorque
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Transparent Alumina -
Three Times Stronger Than Steel
- A ceramic research lab in Dresden, Germany, has developed transparent Alumina by subjecting fine-grained (I'm guessing extremely fine-grained) aluminum to a whopping 1200 degrees Celsius ...the result of which is amazingly light but three times tougher than hardened steel of the same thickness, and it's see-through.
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- Needless to say, the Pentagon is quite interested.
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- For story (in German)
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- http://www.spiegel.de
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- According to a post at Slashdot (News for Nerds) this is not transparent aluminum but transparent Alumina, which is aluminum oxide - Al2-O3.
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Also found this link here, which already has translations from the German website.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: aluminum; oxide; realscience; techindex; transparent
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Putting aside the obvious Star Trek jokes, this would make for some interesting new items eh?
To: FatherTorque
It would make some nifty beer cans . . . .
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posted on
05/01/2002 5:41:29 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: FatherTorque
This is so very interesting! Thanks for posting it. (Mr. Scott was always my favorite!)
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posted on
05/01/2002 5:41:48 PM PDT
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Clara Lou
To: FatherTorque
"I said I wanted an aluminum shower stall, not alumina!"
To: FatherTorque
I'm trading in the old tin-foil hat for one made out of Alumina!
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posted on
05/01/2002 5:47:05 PM PDT
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mdittmar
To: FatherTorque
My 2nd thought was Star Trek. The first thought was Wonder Woman and her see-thru plane! The military could make some nifty drone planes with this stuff, what with the wings and most of the plane nearly invisible.
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posted on
05/01/2002 5:49:30 PM PDT
by
roadcat
To: FatherTorque
Way too cool! How much I wonder? Time to get rid of the titanium watch band, eh?
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posted on
05/01/2002 5:50:25 PM PDT
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abner
To: FatherTorque
Also known as sapphire...
To: FatherTorque
I need some of that stuff!
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posted on
05/01/2002 5:52:04 PM PDT
by
abner
To: FatherTorque
Uses?
A few come to mind:
1. Light weight engines. (with easy diagnosis of ignition problems)
2. Extraplanetary habitats/greenhouses.
3 Hail resistant skylights.
4. Fiberoptics?
5. NOT multilevel floors (for obvious reasons.)
To: FatherTorque
It would be a great candidate material for windows on spacecraft and or space stations.
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posted on
05/01/2002 5:52:51 PM PDT
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Brett66
To: FatherTorque
Alumina is closer to what we call ceramic than metallic.
That doesn't decrease the value of it, perhaps even increases the possible uses?
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posted on
05/01/2002 5:53:42 PM PDT
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AzJP
To: FatherTorque
Das ist gut!
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To: Fish out of Water
Please add me to your index?
To: FatherTorque
"helloooo computer..."
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posted on
05/01/2002 6:03:42 PM PDT
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Redcloak
To: Redcloak
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"How do we know he didn't invent the thing??!"
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posted on
05/01/2002 6:08:22 PM PDT
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mikrofon
To: Redcloak
10 bonus points if you know what kind of computer Mr. Scott was talking to.
To: realpatriot
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