There’s a famous scene in one of the Star Trek movies where Scotty, who has traveled to the past, teaches a metal company to create the transparent aluminum he needs to bring some whales back to ...

Today on Modern Builds, I’m tackling a fun challenge: building a metal-based coffee table without using a welder. It’s not as strong as a fully welded frame, but it’s a great alternative for DIYers ...

Despite clearly not being a metal — and not a glass either; glasses are amorphous solids, while ceramics are crystalline — AlON and the other transparent ceramics that have been developed ...