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Re:Transparent Aluminum by nickolai on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @09:14AM (#3479728)
> So in reality this is a modest improvement (2x) over existing laminated glass armour

More than 2x actually - the guy behind the glass would be dead, unlike the one behind their improved glass. I'd say this is a significant difference - they deserve some extra credit for keeping the guy behind their armor alive.

I do find the title a little misleading though, since this has nothing to do with metallic aluminum as one would expect from reading the title.

Re:Transparent Aluminum by endtime on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @01:39PM (#3481135)
>More than 2x actually - the guy behind the glass would be dead, unlike the one behind their improved glass.

I think what twelvechairs meant is that you have to buy (at least) twice as much of the old stuff to keep the guy alive.