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Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by optimalsolver on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:29AM (#36940720)
Stone Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age

LK-99 Age

(source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36869209)

Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by antupis on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:36AM (#36940770)
Stone Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age

I would add Steel Age here

LK-99 Age

Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by askvictor on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:47AM (#36940821)
Given that human flight and putting things in space rely on Aluminium, I think that's worth a mention too.
Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by tetrep on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:05AM (#36940936)
And the beverage can! While it seems mundane it's extremely effective at what it does and it's actually recyclable (unlike most things).

I think a silicon age would be appropriate too.

Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by antupis on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:13AM (#36940984)
I was thinking steel reinforced concrete but yeah Aluminium or Silicon would fit here also.
Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by acjacobson on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:10AM (#36940961)
And Silicon after Steel
Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by Maken on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:14AM (#36940992)
Do not forget the Carbon Fiber age.
Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by jacquesm on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:27AM (#36941081)
Silicon?
Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by Phelinofist on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:29AM (#36941097)
Don't forget the plastics age...
Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by A_D_E_P_T on Monday July 31, 2023 @12:30PM (#36945106)
Okay, I think I've got it.

Stone Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age

Steel Age (1800 - 1940. The development of mass-produced steel of high quality, and its widespread adoption and use in construction and by industry.)

Aluminum Age (1940 - 1965. Tremendous growth in the aeronautical and space industries, enabled by the futuristic light alloy.)

Plastics Age (1965 - 1985. Ubiquitization of lightweight, durable plastics in all forms of consumer goods and media. The M-16 "plastic rifle" and the polycarbonate compact disc are symbolic of this era.)

Silicon Age (1985 - 2023. The age of computers in everything, the internet, "smart" devices, gig economy, etc.)

LK-99 Age (2023 - ??. Could end next week, could last a while. Nobody knows.)

Re:LK-99: The Live Online Race for a Room-Temperature Superc... by bhaak on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:11AM (#36940969)
No silicon age and plastics age?