▲ 119 ▼ LionGlass: New Type of Glass That's Greener and 10x More Damage Resistant (scitechdaily.com) submitted 3 years ago by alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tallwookie@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) pass, I want clear glass. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I’m still waiting until we switch to transparent aluminum. some crazy Scottish guy in San Fransisco traded the formula for a bunch of plexiglas back in the mid-80s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tallwookie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) this stuff? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FishInABarrel@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) That's a ceramic. Not exactly what people mean when they say "aluminum." I mean, if that's considered aluminum, then so is sapphire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* neither is “transparent” this IS what I was talking about, or, rather, the real-world version of it. I was making a Star Trek reference in my previous comment, for those who didn’t catch it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago yes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I’m still waiting until we switch to transparent aluminum. some crazy Scottish guy in San Fransisco traded the formula for a bunch of plexiglas back in the mid-80s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tallwookie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) this stuff? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FishInABarrel@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) That's a ceramic. Not exactly what people mean when they say "aluminum." I mean, if that's considered aluminum, then so is sapphire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* neither is “transparent” this IS what I was talking about, or, rather, the real-world version of it. I was making a Star Trek reference in my previous comment, for those who didn’t catch it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago yes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tallwookie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) this stuff? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FishInABarrel@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) That's a ceramic. Not exactly what people mean when they say "aluminum." I mean, if that's considered aluminum, then so is sapphire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* neither is “transparent” this IS what I was talking about, or, rather, the real-world version of it. I was making a Star Trek reference in my previous comment, for those who didn’t catch it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago yes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishInABarrel@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) That's a ceramic. Not exactly what people mean when they say "aluminum." I mean, if that's considered aluminum, then so is sapphire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* neither is “transparent” this IS what I was talking about, or, rather, the real-world version of it. I was making a Star Trek reference in my previous comment, for those who didn’t catch it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* neither is “transparent” this IS what I was talking about, or, rather, the real-world version of it. I was making a Star Trek reference in my previous comment, for those who didn’t catch it. permalink fedilink source parent