A new transparent metal has been developed for smartphone and TV displays

Natan said:

It's fiction.

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Can you tell us anything we don't know, Mr. Obvious?

Natan said:

Hmmm... No. And "primordial" is not a scientific term. What exactly do you do at the university?

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Primordial is sometimes used to mean, the very first things. I irradiate metals with protons.

Okay, it's just that "primordial particles" is rarely used. I thought you meant "elementary", which would have been wrong. Still

Natan said:

Okay, it's just that "primordial particles" is rarely used. I thought you meant "elementary", which would have been wrong. Still

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Yes you are right, but I am right also. It's just semantics and it's not a big deal.

"In astronomy and physical cosmology, the metallicity or Z is the fraction of mass of a star or other kind of astronomical object, beyond hydrogen (X) and helium (Y). Most of the physical matter in the universe is in the form of hydrogen and helium, so astronomers conveniently use the blanket term "metals" to refer to all other elements. For example, stars or nebulae that are relatively rich in carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and neon would be "metal-rich" in astrophysical terms, even though those elements are non-metals in chemistry. This term should not be confused with the usual physical definition of solid metals."

This is what I meant when I said the primordial particles allowed the formation of hydrogen and helium very shortly after the big bang. All other elements were created in supernova that occurred thousands or millions of years later, and are sometimes called "metals". So everything is some form of metal in this definition, but it is not very precise. I agree with you, it's better to call this new transparent material a non-metal. Cheers!

Doubt it will make smart phones cheaper, but it'll sure make them more profitable to sell.

Since when do reduced input costs mean that profit maximization won't happen?