Optical fiber is a term for any sort of plastic or glass conduit meant to transport light. The principles behind it are actually quite old, but in recent years it has become an incredibly important technology, as communications infrastructure has begun to use this fiber to transmit data at extremely high rates.ptical fiber is a term for any sort of plastic or glass conduit meant to transport light. The principles behind it are actually quite old, but in recent years it has become an incredibly important technology, as communications infrastructure has begun to use this fiber to transmit data at extremely high rates.
Kirinite knife handles. Kirinite is a really interesting new handle material that has emerged in the past ten years or so, and made a big splash in the world of knife handles and gun grips.Itâs made from âa toughened acrylic with very thin colored strands of poly paper swirled through the mix.â And the results are things like this:nother plus in the aesthetic side of things, as far as kirinite goes, is that it takes a fantastic polish without becoming slick and hard to grip. To get that smooth of a finish on a wood handle you have to put some type of finish on it to fill the grains, which is a lot of hassle.
This zirconia-based all-ceramic crown replaces a metal crown. Also known as artificial diamond, Zirconia is made of the highest-strength fine ceramic called zirconium oxide (ZrO2).Because of its strength, it is widely used from the space industry to medical technology.he left photograph is a porcelain-fused-to-metal crown, and the right photograph shows a zirconia all-ceramic crown, Lava frame. When lighting from the back of the teeth, the Lava frame lets the light transmitted as the natural tooth, but the underlying metal prevents the light from getting through the crown.