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Nanotube Applications Grow And Grow

Posted by timothy on from the or-shrink-and-shrink dept.

HobbySpacer writes "Carbon nanotubes are starting to transition from interesting laboratory curiosities into interesting technological applications. These apps include non-volatile RAM, flat screen displays, high strength fabrics, and smart skin for structures in aerospace and elsewhere. Perhaps if The Graduate was being made today, the one word for Benjamin Braddock's future would not be "plastics" but "nanotubes"."

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  1. Spokesperson by The_Pey · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I betcha that Robin Williams will be picked up by the first company to really do something with these as a product.

    They'll dress him up as Mork on TV and he'll say "Nano Nano" over and over again.


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    Hmmm...
  2. Re:Wow! by takotech · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Superman is flying around Metropolis one day and he notices Wonder Woman sun bathing nude on the top of a building. Not one to let opportunity pass him by he thinks to himself: what the hell, I'm Superman. I can get in and out of there super fast and she'll never know what hit her. So he does just that. Flies down there, has his way with Wonder Woman, and flies away smirking.

    Wonder Woman: What the hell was that?!?

    Invisible Man: Don't know but my ass is sure sore.

  3. Re:Impeaching Bush? by xThinkx · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "only thing he is guilty of is not being a left-wing wacko"

    That, defying the UN, breaking the geneva convention, creating one of the most ludicrous tax plans ever (and subsequently heavily damaging the economy), and oh yeah lying to the American people...

    Remember how pissed off everyone got when Clinton lied about his PERSONAL BUSINESS? Bush should be impeached, the hundreds dead because of his actions would thank whoever called for such action.

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    Let's get one thing perfectly clear, I did not vote for George W Bush, and I do not endorse what he does or says.
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  4. Re:Impeaching Bush? by xThinkx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wow man, what a convincing argument, with GO in all caps too. You really demonstrate the validity of your argument with your tact and extensive vocabulary.

    Oh, btw, there are a lot of people who aren't "leftist"s who hate Bush, take for example, nearly everyone outside of the US.

    Have a nice day, and remember, the only true way to show your loyalty to Mr. Bush is to sterilize yourself so you don't accidentally breed with a "dirty a-rab".

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    Let's get one thing perfectly clear, I did not vote for George W Bush, and I do not endorse what he does or says.
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  5. Re:Does this mean by ejsgid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Back when SCO actually was Caldera, they used to give us employees new T-shirts every week or so, until we basically had a "Caldera" wardrobe, and a "not-approved for office use" wardrobe. A lot of these shirts had big slogans on them like "Caldera: Open Internet, Open Access to Source". I'd like to march right in there wearing one of those now. I shudder to think that I ever worked for those sleazebags. At least the shirts come in handy when I had to change my oil this morning.