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Transparent aluminum: the latest Star Trek fictional tech to become reality

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), scientists may have discovered the secret to creating a material much like transparent aluminum 30 years after the chemical formula was fictionally bestowed upon Plexicorp. Ten years of research at the NRL has led to the development of spinel, a material with the transparency of a pane of glass but with improved characteristics of strength and durability. The material, called spinel, is transparent to both optical light and infrared light, making it useful for infrared imaging systems as well. Spinel is also known as magnesium aluminate, which is why it has been likened to transparent aluminum.