This ties in with the story done a day or two ago about the space elevator. Perhaps these nanodiamonds? could be used to coat some or all of the elevator to better protect it from the wear and tear of space. Just a suggestion. Does this mean that this material is stronger than a diamond?
this is gonna get one of those off topic ratings but did anyone read 3001 the final odyssey where arthur c clarke gave a detailed description of a space elevator?
also i read that the weight of such an elevator could cause it to topple back onto earth
think about it we could be having frequent tower cards i can see it now "for every dollar you spend you earn one free mile on the space elevator" talk about settin' your sites high.
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This ties in with the story done a day or two ago about the space elevator. Perhaps these nanodiamonds? could be used to coat some or all of the elevator to better protect it from the wear and tear of space. Just a suggestion. Does this mean that this material is stronger than a diamond?
If we didn't use models to at least partially influence our thinking, we might not know how DNA is shaped (the familiar double helix) -Ridge Racer
...so does this mean people will go to the theaters just to see the preview of the game then leave and not watch the movie?
this is gonna get one of those off topic ratings but did anyone read 3001 the final odyssey where arthur c clarke gave a detailed description of a space elevator? also i read that the weight of such an elevator could cause it to topple back onto earth think about it we could be having frequent tower cards i can see it now "for every dollar you spend you earn one free mile on the space elevator" talk about settin' your sites high.