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The laminates: made from E-glass (PPG or Owens Corning), which has high strength and stiffness, good resistance to moisture, and the ability to maintain strength properties over a wide range of conditions. When Never Summer Snowboard Manufacturing used these composites for their snowboards, they were able to extend their warranty to three years. Broken or cracked sidewalls were also not a problem as with conventional materials. 5.5 Ceramics Optical Materials Optical Materials Light the Way for New Applications Materials with special optical properties are found in literally hundreds of products in almost every industry: aerospace, telecommunications, electronics, industrial, medical, military, and homeland security.? Optical communication devices: glass substrates, ball lenses, aspheric lenses. Other products: telescope mirrors, lasers, photonic devices, imaging systems, cathode ray tubes阴极射线管, flat screens for computer monitors/TVs, infrared windows/domes, glass substrates for liquid crystal displays, and optical benches. Glass-Ceramic Mirrors Help Explore Outer Space A special type of low-expansion glass ceramic will be used for the Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) interferometer’s 干涉计primary, secondary and tertiary mirrors. This new multi-telescope interferometer: is composed of ten 1.4 meter telescopes and synthesizes the ten telescopes light- gathering into a single image, thereby simulating a single telescope of 400 meters. Scheduled for completion in 2008 in New Mexico, the MRO will be primarily used for deep space work, studying objects of interest beyond the Solar System. Created to answer specifications for NASA’s Constellation星群 X telescope. Potential applications: where higher heat resistance is required, including mechanical and optical components within high energy laser systems, mould materials in hot forming processes, ceramic engine componen