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Saying this is transparent Aluminum is the same as saying Glass is transparent Silicon. It's not, it's just a ceramic.
by John_KZ 9y ago
Saying this is transparent Aluminum is the same as saying Glass is transparent Silicon. It's not, it's just a ceramic.
- pwg 9y agoThe title is a reference to a line in the movie "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" where Scotty trades the formula for "transparent aluminum" (from the future) in a barter transaction for plexiglass sheets (in the present) that the cast need to achieve their goal in the movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_IV:_The_Voyage_Home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_IV:_The_Voyage_Home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_aluminum#Transparent_aluminum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_aluminum#Transpare...