The state of the art in synthetic sapphire for windows and small domes (one foot in diameter) was described in a 2004 review for the military. Synthetic sapphire production in 2003 was 250 tons per ...

MILFORD, N.H., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A 100th set of sapphire-engineered transparent armor for windshields and windows has been delivered by Saint-Gobain Crystals to the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.

Transparent ceramics offer superior performance over traditional materials due to their exceptional hardness, thermal stability, and optical clarity. These advanced materials are increasingly adopted ...

Now you see it, now you don’t. But the disappearing act performed by this small sea sapphire isn’t magic: it manage to flex its body to reflect frequencies of light that the human eye simply ...

That’s because the standard glass has been replaced with lightweight laminated, transparent armor that’s capable of stopping a .44 magnum round, as per U.S. Armor Group.

The sapphire crystal and the titanium structure have both been treated with a coating of black DLC (Diamond Like Carbon). This in itself creates a surprising contrast of transparency (revealing ...

It's a watch the company's made for a while, but now it's offered in, you guessed it, an all-sapphire case. Greubel Forsey calls it the “pinnacle of transparency,” and it’s easy to see why.

Based on the company’s Trident 3 series dive watch, the new C60 Sapphire is a 40mm dive watch with a stainless steel case and matching bracelet. It has a unidirectional rotating bezel with white ...

Got it. Here is the back of the watch: Check out those 396 parts encased by transparent sapphire. There are only eight watches available and only in the US. How can I track my heart rate, tho?

The US watch market is about to gain a transparent exclusive. Today, Greubel Forsey unveiled its $1.1 Million Double Tourbillon 30° Technique Sapphire watch-- with case entirely crafted from a ...

It's highly transparent between 150nm (ultraviolet) and 5500nm (far-infrared), much stronger than normal glass, and it's one of the most scratch-resistant materials in the world -- it scores 9 on ...