Rice Contracted to Provide NASA's Quantum Wire

geekman writes "NASA is paying Rice University $11 million to build a prototype quantum wire that can conduct electricity 10 times better than traditional copper cables at one-sixth the weight. Rice has four years to build a one-meter-long quantum wire, which will be made out of carbon nanotubes. Seems like a lot of money for a little wire, but then again, all the rocket scientists at Los Alamos have only ever been able to put together a four-centimeter nanotube."

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Re:Rice...

[jrl87]

Wild rice isn't actually rice, its more akin to wheat.

Re:Seems like a lot of money for a little wire,

[Genjurosan]

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Re:Seems like a lot of money for a little wire,

[HermanAB]

I can already see the adverts for nanotube monster cable...

Re:The real question is..

[B3ryllium]

... and the cat gets stuck bouncing through time in other people's bodies, until it finally lands a dreary part in a sad series based on a humdrum spinoff premise?

With a horrible theme song that sounds like someone strangling Scott Bakula?

It's Backwards Universe! Where all cats are Scott Backula, and all Jonathan Archers are Cats!

All your base are belong to us.

"Seems like a lot of money for a little wire"

[Craig_P92669]

Hello? Rice University. Secretary of State Rice. Can you say kickback?