▲ 794 ▼ Impressive. (lemmy.ca) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/tenforward@lemmy.world 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (4 children) Where’s my transparent aluminum?!? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (2 children) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 child) Would ya look at that. I hadn’t a clue. Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 child) Stuff like Gorilla Glass and Apple's "sapphire" glass used on smartphone screens are also compounds of aluminum. You're very likely carrying transparent aluminum in your pocket right now and didn't even know it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Zinc oxide and you! permalink fedilink source parent [–] silicon@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yup here's a reddit post from 4yrs ago on it https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/kfpmnn/aluminium_oxynitride_aka_alon_is_the_real_world/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago I'm pretty sure it is actually a thing that can be made. Presumably not very efficiently though as we don't see it all that much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] snipon@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago Came for this, thanks for doing it for me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago sapphire? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (2 children) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 child) Would ya look at that. I hadn’t a clue. Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 child) Stuff like Gorilla Glass and Apple's "sapphire" glass used on smartphone screens are also compounds of aluminum. You're very likely carrying transparent aluminum in your pocket right now and didn't even know it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Zinc oxide and you! permalink fedilink source parent [–] silicon@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yup here's a reddit post from 4yrs ago on it https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/kfpmnn/aluminium_oxynitride_aka_alon_is_the_real_world/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 child) Would ya look at that. I hadn’t a clue. Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 child) Stuff like Gorilla Glass and Apple's "sapphire" glass used on smartphone screens are also compounds of aluminum. You're very likely carrying transparent aluminum in your pocket right now and didn't even know it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Zinc oxide and you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 child) Stuff like Gorilla Glass and Apple's "sapphire" glass used on smartphone screens are also compounds of aluminum. You're very likely carrying transparent aluminum in your pocket right now and didn't even know it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Zinc oxide and you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silicon@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yup here's a reddit post from 4yrs ago on it https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/kfpmnn/aluminium_oxynitride_aka_alon_is_the_real_world/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago I'm pretty sure it is actually a thing that can be made. Presumably not very efficiently though as we don't see it all that much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snipon@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago Came for this, thanks for doing it for me. permalink fedilink source parent
