9 Sep
2016
9 Sep
'16
9:37 p.m.
Thank ${deity} we still have those.
On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 9:21 PM, ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
On 9/9/2016 7:58 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
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Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical
Narrative Through a Design Lens
Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org>
Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>
University of Washington
There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
On Fri, 9 Sep 2016, Guy Sotomayor Jr wrote:
Ben.
Actually it actually *does* exist and is
reasonable to manufacture.
Here?s the
article:
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2015/transparent
-armor-from-nrl-spinel-could-also-ruggedize-your-smart-phone
It?s basically a sintered process where the ceramic is formed (this
particular one is called spinel)
and the process is to put the powder in a press, raise the temperature
and evacuate the air.
The result is a clear crystal that has better properties than glass.
The size of the piece is only
limited by the size of the press.
Ah yes, but can you make in sheets 60 feet by 10 feet by 1 inch
>> thick and
>> withstand the pressure of 18,000 cu ft of water? :)
>>
>
THAT would be a big heated vacuum press
But where will you get the whale?