I don't remember/can't find where the thread is that tells of cool real world stories (wasn't it called Daily Bugle Planet?), so I figured I'd start a new one.

One of my players pointed me to this article, which tells of a revolutionary new thing that truly might change the world!  Curiously, his PC invented something very similar in our game universe (liquid diamond, which provides an Invulnerable coating).

Check out liquid glass:

http://www.physorg.com/news184310039.html