In article GIv5f.11740$MN6.7646@fed1read04, BillP
wrote:

SNIP
If this stuff can be worked into lenses, I'd be thrilled to have a set
made out of it, since it might *FINALLY* mean I'd get to look through
scratch-free lenses for more than the first few weeks after getting a
new pair...


Don, it all depends on the light refraction index of the stuff. One
might find that the thickness of the new material to get the
prescription you (read that: we) need, the thickness/weight might be
well in excess of regular glasses'lenses.

Possible, but from the article, it sounds as though one of the *BIG*
factors in this "ALON" stuff is the weight reduction versus glass. How
much of that is the "Well, since you only need an eighth of an inch of
this stuff to get the equivalent armoring of a 4 inch thick chunk of
tempered glass, OF COURSE there's less weight" factor is pure guesswork
based on the info available so far, but it does at least sound promising.

This might mean even more weight on our noses, so I guess (my) plastic
lenses will have to do until they are prooven better.
Keep ur fingers crossed!!!

Yep... Even if the stuff IS suitable for applications like eyeglasses,
there's still the "military lag" factor... Us civilians likely won't see
any benefit from it for years, if ever.

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