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[http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/8/8/9/1 Alumina glass], a transparent material constituted mainly of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, should not be mistaken for ''Transparent aluminum''. While sufficiently transparent and resistant, Alumina glass lacks the conductive properties needed for electronic data transmision and electrosensitive input. | [http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/8/8/9/1 Alumina glass], a transparent material constituted mainly of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, should not be mistaken for ''Transparent aluminum''. While sufficiently transparent and resistant, Alumina glass lacks the conductive properties needed for electronic data transmision and electrosensitive input. | ||
| − | Currently, the name refers to a specially treated aluminum polymer (albeit chemically incorrectly, strictly speaking.) Anodized aluminum is combined with metallic carbocation monomers which are then polymerized with catalysts at high temperatures, then supercooled solid. As with Alumina glass, the transparency is due to the ''quenching'' process (quick cooling of a hot substrance.) As opposed to liquids, molecules in solids | + | Currently, the name refers to a specially treated aluminum polymer (albeit chemically incorrectly, strictly speaking.) Anodized aluminum is combined with metallic carbocation monomers which are then polymerized with catalysts at high temperatures, then supercooled solid. As with Alumina glass, the transparency is due to the ''quenching'' process (quick cooling of a hot substrance.) As opposed to liquids, molecules in solids lay themselves in regular patterns that increase the probability of photon absorption or deflection, but rapid enough heat loss can reduce their mobility before they do so. |
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The most important advance in the past century of computer useability has been the invention of transparent aluminum. This durable and dynamic material allows computers to essentially display information any way that they choose. From three dimensional holotanks to pinpoint eye-screens to the standard two dimensional HUD overlays on starships, Transparent Aluminum is one of the most common computer manufacturing materials. Alumina glass, a transparent material constituted mainly of Al2O3, should not be mistaken for Transparent aluminum. While sufficiently transparent and resistant, Alumina glass lacks the conductive properties needed for electronic data transmision and electrosensitive input. Currently, the name refers to a specially treated aluminum polymer (albeit chemically incorrectly, strictly speaking.) Anodized aluminum is combined with metallic carbocation monomers which are then polymerized with catalysts at high temperatures, then supercooled solid. As with Alumina glass, the transparency is due to the quenching process (quick cooling of a hot substrance.) As opposed to liquids, molecules in solids lay themselves in regular patterns that increase the probability of photon absorption or deflection, but rapid enough heat loss can reduce their mobility before they do so. |
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