Comment pssssss (Score 1) 251
the sound of the 'magma' escaping while Hawaii slowly deflates
Submission + - Did someone say transparent aluminum? (msn.com)
rmallico writes: "I don't know about you... but the first thing I thought of when i read a transparent plastic that is as strong as steel was James Doohan (Scotty) explaining transparent aluminum in one of those Star Trek remakes... :)
By mimicking structures found in seashells, scientists have created a transparent plastic that is as strong as steel.
For years scientists have tried to build sturdy materials for larger products from ultrastrong nano-size building blocks, such as nanotubes, nanosheets and nanorods, only to have the larger structures turn out comparatively weak."
