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Diamond Nanotubes Created
raxxy writes to tell us that researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne Nation Laboratory have taken the next step in nano development. Combining the process for 'growing' diamonds and the latest in carbon nanotubes has given birth to a diamond-nanotube composite. From the article: "Diamond has its drawbacks, however. Diamond is a brittle material and is normally not electrically conducting. Nanotubes, on the other hand, are incredibly strong and are also great electrical conductors, but harnessing these attributes into real materials has proved elusive. By integrating these two novel forms of carbon together at the nanoscale a new material is produced that combines the material properties of both diamond and nanotubes."
I happen to love how chemistry has been rebranded as nanotechnology. My favorite example is stain-resistant Dockers.
Step one. See if you can do it.
Step two. See if you can control it.
Each step is significant. Computational Physics isn't quite like REAL physics, is it? It's easier to do something on a computer than in real life.
You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.