It's Super Paper!

ScienceNOW Daily News ^ | 25 July 2007 | Phil Berardelli

[neverdem]

More on graphene oxide paper abstract with pics, graphs

[Uriah_lost]

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”.

[Pontiac]

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.

[neverdem]

Do we have a space elevator solution here?

How about applications in deserts?

[Uriah_lost]

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.

[elephantlips]

Sheryl Crow needs to hear about this. Imagine, with
just one sheet....

[DB]

As long as it doesn’t rain...

[neverdem]

Pot may hike risk of psychosis, research finds

Obesity is a virus (get rid of your fat friends)

The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years FReebie

The results section said: "The spread of smoking cessation did not account for the spread of obesity in the network."

I'll have to read the whole article. The Lancet is down for maintenance. Re: the pot article, and an author search at PubMed yields no current results for the first link.

P.S. PubMed has a new URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=PubMed

FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.

[tightwadbob]

Sounds a lot like the material description from Roswell incident.

[Kozak]

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”.

Might want to check the weather before you hop on for a ride...

[BigCinBigD]

Ping me when they invent transparent aluminum.

[Robert A Cook PE]

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.

[alexander_busek]

>>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”.<<

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.

[battlegearboat]

"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.

[johnny7]

What’s its half-life?

[docbnj]

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!

[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.

[GAB-1955]

If a space elevator was based in New Jersey, you’d have to stop every 200 miles to pay a quarter.

[ImaGraftedBranch]

Note to self: Do not flush these particles if you want to keep your septic tank.

[RipSawyer]

A hydrophobic additive might do the trick
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A rabid accountant, maybe?