JonM Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 http://www.automotivedesignline.com/news/174402376 cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whap2005 Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 If they can produce it cheaply, it will change the world as we know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 "buckypaper" - haha that's a good name for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 If they can produce it cheaply, it will change the world as we know it. and without radiation but nanotech is going to be cheap no matter what.... the idea is to use nanobots to assemble whatever is needed... it can't get any cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I think it definately has the potential to change a lot of things. The one application that's sticking in my mind is making ultra-efficient aircraft; if you can substantially reduce the weight of the aircraft, then less thrust (and hence fuel) can be used to get it from A to B. Let's just hope they can find a cheap way of mass-producing the stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 thats where us chemical engineers come in . just had a lecture on producing nanotubes. nothing about largescale though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakuenso Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 why not just nanotube everything.. lighter is better for a lotof things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 nanotubes can burn and no-one really knows what the properties will be like if you have say a wall made of nanotubes. we can mke guesses but it could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 One step closer to a space elevator. Still, the wait is unbearable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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