Researchers have improved transparent aluminum manufacturing to where it could be used for larger design. Could this Star Trek-inspired technology become real? By Joel Hruska April 29, 2015 ...

Transparent aluminum oxide (TAlOx), a real material despite its sci-fi name, ... On the sci-fi show Star Trek, it is even used for starship windows and spacefaring aquariums.

One of the Star Trek movies has a McGuffin called “transparent aluminum.” While magic mirrors aren’t really transparent, it appears that way to a casual observer. If you haven&#82… ...

On the sci-fi show Star Trek, it is even used for starship windows and spacefaring aquariums. Current methods of making TAlOx are expensive and complicated, requiring high-powered lasers, vacuum ...