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Posted on 06/25/2004 6:56:10 PM PDT by Stoat
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:16:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
New York, NY, Jun. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have made amorphous steel, which has molecular bonds that resemble those of a liquid more than a metal, and a hardness and strength more than double the best ultra-high-strength conventional steels.
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Rearden steel.... Call Dagny, at last they'll be able to fix the bridge....
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Amorphous metal compounds having mostly to do with selenium bonded to aluminum in order to attain a glass-like photoconductor have been in use since the early 80's. The term amorphous however is one of those words Phd's who woorked on something simple for thirty grant years use to make their result amazing. Nobody questions amorphous metal surgical clamps or "black box" science.
Amorphous waffles taste better and yield higher nutritional values too.
Have you stopped beating your wife???
Hopefully, we keep this as our national competitive advantage and not reveal too much of the science, technology and methods out. If only we do it, I think it easy to predict a large resurgance in the US Steel industry.
Try reading Peikoff's book, then reread Atlas Shrugged. Every word is carefully chosen.
I hope your right. Its probably wrong of me to think of Wen Ho Lee...
I'd rather read Harry Potter.
OK, but don't complain about it not making sense if you aren't willing to figure it out. You don't have to agree with it, but there is a reason it is second only to the Bible in influential books in America.
My first thought also was Atlas Shrugged.
Frustrated crystals are the key. I always knew this.
Robert Zoellick will divert this technology offshore ASAP.
How long before we give the technology away to our Asian friends and they start making it for 1/10th the cost putting our factories out of work - again. Probably a matter of weeks.
I've had similar thoughts myself. I've been slogging my way through it, and I'm about 1/3 of the way.
I don't think it's the kind of book that one is supposed to "enjoy" in a traditional entertainment sort of way. It's supposed to "influence" you and your thinking.
15 - "Robert Zoellick will divert this technology offshore ASAP." [notebob - zoellick is US Trade rep]
Apparently, this has already been done, read the article:
"Zhou Ping Lu, a research scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, told UPI. This is why they can be so strong, he added. "
"revolutionize the steel industry," said Joseph Poon, a materials physicist at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, who was not involved in the research. "
"The publicly traded company Liquidmetal Technologies in Lake Forest, Calif., owns an exclusive license to inventions made from amorphous steels. The firm's customers include Samsung "
"How long before we give the technology away to our Asian friends and they start making it for 1/10th the cost putting our factories out of work - again. Probably a matter of weeks."
Not long, you can bet Bush's offshoring economists are working on exporting this new technology right now, 10pm friday nite.
Got to create those new jobs overseas, so all the free-traitors can get rich.
Re: Atlas Shrugged
Different strokes for different folks I suppose. I read it while in college, and then again recently.
I couldn't put it down...reading until three in the morning.
Other than the Bible, I can't think of a book that influenced my thinking more...and many people who know me would say that it's not very apparent that the Bible influenced me at all. :o)
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