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| 25 July 2007
| Phil Berardelli
Posted on 07/28/2007 12:47:54 AM PDT by neverdem
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posted on
07/28/2007 12:47:58 AM PDT
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
Do we have a space elevator solution here? I’m using the concept in a story and it would be nice if I could use this to explain it. I hate having to use Star Trekian “techno-babble”.
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posted on
07/28/2007 12:59:44 AM PDT
by
Uriah_lost
("build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must." -Fred D Thompson)
To: neverdem
So, the next task is to find other molecules that can replace water in the fabrication process. I am not sure that replacing water in the fabrication process would resolve the papers vulnerability to water.
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posted on
07/28/2007 1:07:03 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
(Patriotism is the natural consequence of having a free mind in a free society.)
To: Uriah_lost
Do we have a space elevator solution here?How about applications in deserts?
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posted on
07/28/2007 1:07:33 AM PDT
by
neverdem
(Call talk radio. We need a Constitutional Amendment for Congressional term limits. Let's Roll!)
To: neverdem
I would put my money on a coating or treatment to solidify the bonds. Perhaps a chemical agent....or even heating. A hydrophobic additive might do the trick.
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posted on
07/28/2007 1:15:45 AM PDT
by
Uriah_lost
("build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must." -Fred D Thompson)
To: neverdem
Sheryl Crow needs to hear about this. Imagine, with
just one sheet....
To: Uriah_lost
As long as it doesn’t rain...
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posted on
07/28/2007 1:41:41 AM PDT
by
DB
To: El Gato; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Robert A. Cook, PE; lepton; LadyDoc; jb6; tiamat; PGalt; Dianna; ...
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posted on
07/28/2007 2:30:15 AM PDT
by
neverdem
(Call talk radio. We need a Constitutional Amendment for Congressional term limits. Let's Roll!)
To: neverdem
Sounds a lot like the material description from Roswell incident.
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posted on
07/28/2007 2:38:15 AM PDT
by
tightwadbob
(There is no right way to do the wrong thing. I'm for Fred)
To: Uriah_lost
Do we have a space elevator solution here? Im using the concept in a story and it would be nice if I could use this to explain it. I hate having to use Star Trekian techno-babble.
Might want to check the weather before you hop on for a ride...
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posted on
07/28/2007 2:42:32 AM PDT
by
Kozak
To: neverdem
Ping me when they invent transparent aluminum.
To: Uriah_lost
Until it gets wet, then the bonds break down - The sabotage to the space elevator is by breakdown of the “paint” (coating/insulation) and exposure of the inside fabric to humidity.
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posted on
07/28/2007 3:12:07 AM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: Uriah_lost
>>Do we have a space elevator solution here? Im using the concept in a story and it would be nice if I could use this to explain it. I hate having to use Star Trekian techno-babble.<<
There is no moisture in the vacuum of space. A space elevator (”beanstalk”) need not reach all the way down to the Earth’s surface, i.e., it need not be tethered to the ground. It could “stop” 20 km above the Earth’s surface.
Alternative solution: Reconfigure the deflector array and expose the graphene oxide to a beam of anti-tachyons.
To: alexander_busek
"Reconfigure the deflector array and expose the graphene oxide to a beam of anti-tachyons"Also, routinely check the tire pressure and don't forget the spare.
To: neverdem
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posted on
07/28/2007 3:32:58 AM PDT
by
johnny7
("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
To: alexander_busek
Any structure made of this stuff, such as a space elevator, could be destroyed by islamic terrorists or environmental wackos armed only with water pistols!
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posted on
07/28/2007 3:54:53 AM PDT
by
docbnj
To: docbnj
I used to think that a space elevator was a crazy idea, but now I am not so sure. After all, I have to get out of New Jersey somehow.
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posted on
07/28/2007 3:57:19 AM PDT
by
docbnj
To: docbnj
If a space elevator was based in New Jersey, you’d have to stop every 200 miles to pay a quarter.
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posted on
07/28/2007 5:00:24 AM PDT
by
GAB-1955
(being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
To: neverdem
Note to self: Do not flush these particles if you want to keep your septic tank.
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posted on
07/28/2007 5:13:47 AM PDT
by
ImaGraftedBranch
(...And we, poor fools, demand truth's noon, who scarce can bear its crescent moon.)
To: Uriah_lost
A hydrophobic additive might do the trick
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A rabid accountant, maybe?
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posted on
07/28/2007 5:33:58 AM PDT
by
RipSawyer
(Does anybody still believe this is a free country?)
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