“The US Naval Research Laboratory announced a major breakthrough in materials science on Thursday. After decades of research and development, the NRL has created a transparent, bulletproof material that can be molded into virtually any shape. This material, known as Spinel, is made from a synthetic powdered clay that is heated and pressed under vacuum (aka sintered) into transparent sheets. ‘Spinel is actually a mineral, it’s magnesium aluminate,’ Dr. Jas Sanghera, who leads the research, said in a statement. ‘The advantage is it’s so much tougher, stronger, harder than glass. It provides better protection in more hostile environments – so it can withstand sand and rain erosion.’”
Transparent aluminum?!
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