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cm0002@lemmy.world to Science@mander.xyz · 5 个月前

Transparent aluminum: Tiny acid droplets turn metal into glass-like material

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Transparent aluminum: Tiny acid droplets turn metal into glass-like material

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cm0002@lemmy.world to Science@mander.xyz · 5 个月前
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Transparent aluminum oxide (TAlOx), a real material despite its sci-fi name, is incredibly hard and resistant to scratches, making it perfect for protective coatings on electronics, optical sensors, and solar panels. On the sci-fi show Star Trek, it is even used for starship windows and spacefaring aquariums.
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    How do we know he didn’t invent the bloody thing?

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    Okay, now make large sheets of the stuff because we need to transport whales… Somewhere.

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      Err I’m a whale who’s totally cool with you taking me off this planet if that’s where you happened to be going, not that that’s what I’m saying or anything.

      Um whale sounds

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    That’s just (synthetic) sapphire, right?

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      Aluminimum Oxide sure is and it can be make clear, I don’t know why they added the T or x connotation This article appears to be more on a new method of creating that directly out of Al. That said, “electrowetting” is the name of my new rock band, or is it the name of your sex tape?

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        I heard the kids these days are all electrowetting.

        • thefartographer@lemm.ee
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          I got a heated blanket for my bed so I can now enjoy chronic electrowetting instead of regular bedwetting

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    That’s the ticket, laddie.

  • innermeerkat@jlai.lu
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    A very welcoming website

    • cm0002@lemmy.worldOP
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      You use the internet without an ad blocker‽ Lol this is how a fresh open of the link looks for me

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        I can’t open links with an external browser on voyager’s pwa :(

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          Ah, looks like you’re on iOS, you should come over to Android, system-wide ad blocking is amazing.

          Though I think there are options for iOS that are also system-wide

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            How do system wide ad blocking on Android?

            • cm0002@lemmy.worldOP
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              If you can, root and an app called AdAway (on f-droid)

              I’m fairly certain AdAway can do the job without root, it’s just not as efficient because it has to do some trickery with VPNs and stuff where as with root it can apply it’s blocks directly to the system hosts file

          • dave@feddit.uk
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            Or use Arctic on iOS. This is what I see. Internal browser configured to use Reader by default. It’s about 98% effective.

            screenshot

        • Guy Named ZERO@sh.itjust.works
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          Tap the button to the left of the refresh button (top right), you should then be able to tap something like “open reader” which does a decent job at blocking intrusive ads

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    NileRed here we come

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      That video is going to be awesome a year from now

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        Oh yeah. At least it’ll be 5 hours long

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    That’s the ticket, laddie.

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    I love science. The last time they were trying to figure out how to make a strong and moldable “glass” they accidentally discovered super glue.

    If they can really make aluminum completely clear the applications for such a thing would be pretty wide.

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    Scotty was right

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      Just don’t hand him a mouse (at least not without a demonstration of how to use it).

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        How quaint.

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    So we get a gem fused to aluminium. Cool

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    TRANSMUTATION

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    So invisible jets (with wondrous pilots) when?

    (Or do we just wait for pollution to turn the rain acidic like this?)

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