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Nanotubes from Vodka & Whisky

Posted by michael on from the powered-by-stoli dept.

seawasp writes "Synthezising nanotubes from vodka and whisky with simple equipment making it much cheaper and more available to future science projects such as the development of smaller electronic components. Read more about it at Daily Yomiuri On-Line. Just a note, I hope for the sake of my life they won't extract nanotubes from beer."

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  1. One has to admit.. by QuantumG · · Score: 2

    That's a pretty damn cool party trick.

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    1. Re:One has to admit.. by BroadbandBradley · · Score: 3, Funny

      yeah, I got some Vodka here, now I just need a REAL good magnifying glass and some REAL sharp tweezers, and I can start a Nanotube production lab.

      wonder how much I'd get for each tube?

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  2. New ad. by Picass0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Absolut

    Space Elevator

    1. Re:New ad. by Bearpaw · · Score: 4, Funny
      Absolut
      Space Elevator

      Built by a joint Russian/Irish shpathe conth- ..., spice conzter- ..., er, group to build high thingth.

  3. No Comment by alacqua · · Score: 3, Funny
    How about a vodka beowulf... no...

    Do you drink your whiskey on emacs or... no...

    Is this process GPLed or BSD... no...

    Oh my god, I have nothing interesting to say.

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  4. A few days late by heikkile · · Score: 2
    Hirose has also synthesized diamonds from alcoholic beverages. The process was described in high school chemistry textbooks.

    Would it be that this was an April Fools joke? Or has someone seen those chemistry textbooks?

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  5. Beer Goggles by nucal · · Score: 4, Funny
    Hirose has also synthesized diamonds from alcoholic beverages. The process was described in high school chemistry textbooks.

    I always wondered what Beer Goggles were made out of.

  6. Shock Horror! by GregWebb · · Score: 2

    The world is coming to an end!

    There's a nanotech story on the front page of Slashdot AND HEMOS DIDN'T POST IT!

    Is he off sick or something?

    ;-)

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  7. Vodka & Whisky from Nanotubes by SIGFPE · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now that would be an interesting story.

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  8. Re:Nano is a big scam by Mr_Matt · · Score: 2

    Hmm? Your wacky calculations bely your nick "physics genius." Using your calculations, I can produce just about any acceleration I choose, based on the choice of the "final velocity". I also think you fail to understand the difference between thrust and force - certainly insofar as the fact that your equation for "thrust" has units of frequency. Care to check your math? You also present velocities as accelerations - but I had to laugh.

    Finally, you have to realize that nobody is trying to 'propel' nanobots - the idea is that they sweep along in whatever material (be it blood, water, air, whatever) they are suspended in. Even so, the kinetic energy imparted from the oxidation of a single atom of propellant, as you postulate, would not be sufficient to propel a nanobot at even a minute fraction of c. Please work that out for yourself, but check your math this time. :)

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