The future of aquarium construction materials?

[rgulrich]

Came across this in my morning's reading and thought it might be of some interest:
Lab is making Star Trek's transparent armor a reality
http://defensesystems.com/Articles/2015/04/23/NRL-spinel-transparent-armor.aspx?s=ds_270415&Page=1

Might take a few years, but...

Cheers,
Ray

 

[Rustyprop]

A nice quick peek into the future.

 

[reefgeezer]

Cool... a tank with molded corners, no silicone, the weight & clarity benefits of acrylic, and unbreakable. Thanks for the post.

 

[tkeracer619]

I think it is safe to say THAT tank wouldn't be the cheap part of the setup :lol:.

 

[rgulrich]

I wonder if Petco would put it on their $1 a gallon sale?
:lmao:

 

[stephenhall1987]

Corning glass research company created "Gorilla Glass" which is starting to be used in smartphones etc. Here's an entertaining video...

https://youtu.be/13B5K_lAabw