Transparent Aluminum

http://www.physorg.com/news167925273.html

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford scientists have created a transparent form of aluminium by bombarding the metal with the world’s most powerful soft X-ray laser. 'Transparent aluminium' previously only existed in science fiction, featuring in the movie Star Trek IV, but the real material is an exotic new state of matter with implications for planetary science and nuclear fusion.

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Whilst the invisible effect lasted for only an extremely brief period - an estimated 40 femtoseconds

Bah, only 40 femtoseconds? that's rubbish. I was hoping for at least 50.

edit: fail

omg

  On 7/28/2009 at 7:40 PM, Joyrex said:

http://www.physorg.c...s167925273.html

 

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford scientists have created a transparent form of aluminium by bombarding the metal with the world's most powerful soft X-ray laser. 'Transparent aluminium' previously only existed in science fiction, featuring in the movie Star Trek IV, but the real material is an exotic new state of matter with implications for planetary science and nuclear fusion.

yeah !

so they basically just blast away 1 electron per atom with short busts of x-rays? i wonder if they have tried it using other elements

  On 7/28/2009 at 8:28 PM, Awepittance said:

hahahahaha just lol'd "computer! computer?"

lol @ Professor Wark

this doesn't sound like it's helpful at all at this point.

  On 7/28/2009 at 8:54 PM, Glass Plate said:

this doesn't sound like it's helpful at all at this point.

Wasn't the point of the article, really...

oh yeah!

There are no pics, so I call shenanigans.

FAKE

*sings*

is there life on marrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs

Cmon joyrex lets try to keep the links a litte more high brow huh?