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Scientists make aluminum transparent using acid droplets. The researchers used microdrops of acid solution on small aluminum surfaces and applied an electric current of just two volts, enough to transform the metal into TAlOx, a glass-like material.


Researchers applied microdrops of acid solution and two volts to aluminum, turning it into transparent aluminum, similar to glass.

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