Transparent Aluminum, Science Fiction to Science Fact

2005-10-18 03:56:16

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kilroy0097: Kilroy Is Here!; +81|7243|Bryan/College Station, TX

Thought you might want to look at this. Transparent Aluminum. No longer science fiction but now science fact.
What will they think of next...

http://science.slashdot.org/science/05/ … amp;tid=14

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis

2005-10-18 04:19:07

#2

Landepaukku: Finnish bush-man; +23|7236|Finland

wow...with this amount of new inventions, BF3 will be played on land, sea, air and space.

2005-10-18 04:30:38

#3

CMDR_Dave: Redneck; +66|7241|Missoula, MT

Dude, that's awesome! I knew it was real all along!!

Even cooler, Wright Patterson is an hour away from here. I'll have to see about making a trip out there soon!

Last edited by CMDR_Dave (2005-10-18 04:31:13)

2005-10-18 10:55:52

#4

beeng: Get C4, here!; +66|7185

interesting... hate to see it in land vehicles though; theres a reason why everyone hates the m113s aluminium armour... aluminium has a tendancy to burn... burn very very hot

2005-10-18 15:38:52

#5

Krauser98: Extra Green Please!; +53|7229|USA! USA! USA!

@Dave, I don't want to burst any bubbles, but it said they were testing it at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD. Not that any trip to a military installation is without benefit. I like to go and just look around...

Topic: Any substance would be transparent, if you made it thin enough. I don't know if you had really thin aluminum if it would stop bullets though... I mean, it would be like using tin foil for armor. This stuff sounds way better. It says that the military currently uses layered glass for armor. I'm not entirely disagreeing, but when a tree fell on my hummer during a convoy after a truck hit it, the window was determined to be plastic and not glass.

2005-10-23 07:15:49

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Ryan_Mercury: "It's Recharging!"; +19|7219

https://img388.imageshack.us/img388/918/dcf00381398du.th.jpg

I guess it depends on the kind of armor used. Was yours specifically armored? This one is layered..

2005-10-23 10:29:03

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chuyskywalker: Admin; +2,439|7247|"Frisco"

Ryan_Mercury wrote:
http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/918/ … 8du.th.jpg

I guess it depends on the kind of armor used. Was yours specifically armored? This one is layered..

Wow. WTF hit that window?

2005-10-23 10:35:43

#8

beeng: Get C4, here!; +66|7185

chuyskywalker wrote:
Wow. WTF hit that window?

rpg by the looks of it.

2005-10-31 23:29:14

#9

Krauser98: Extra Green Please!; +53|7229|USA! USA! USA!

No, I always rode in the ones with the big X on the door that screams "SHOOT ME!"

2010-06-03 21:41:58

#10

HaiBai: Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me; +304|5883|Bolingbrook, Illinois

Does anyone know if this actually worked?

2010-06-03 21:43:11

#11

eleven bravo: Member; +1,399|5658|foggy bottom

+1

Tu Stultus Es

2010-06-03 21:44:29

#12

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,745|7136|Cinncinatti

well it is better than most of taiwans revives.. i am also curious to see how this worked out

2010-06-03 21:52:15

#13

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,821|6505|eXtreme to the maX

Its no closer to aluminium than titanium dioxide is to titanium.

Fuck Israel

2010-06-03 22:18:51

#14

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6791|Southern California

Dilbert_X wrote:
Its no closer to aluminium than titanium dioxide is to titanium.

This...

Its not aluminum, and its not metal... It a clear ceramic that contains some elemental Aluminum.

That is like saying that hydrogen is good for putting out fires... just use H20

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