and here i thought the lifestraw was the best invention i’d seen in a while.
http://www.index2005.dk/Members/dafude/bodyObject
that’s purty damgood, that lifestraw. but if this nanotube process means ultracheap solar power, that alone is transformative. think how rich africa is (being the solar-energy equivalent of king solomon’s mines) if photovoltaics are dirt-cheap and ubiquitous, and if really advanced manufacturing technologies lets ordinary people download blueprints and just crank out whatever they want. not to mention the space elevator, which the human race desperately needs (to start off-planet colonies and thus make it a bit harder to wipe us all out).
Will any nonist readers visit space?
space is the place between god’s ears!
- sun ra
well, just going on statistics i’d have to say yes. many readers, spread over many space fairing nations and many .edu visitors which would seem to put age in favor of it. sure. why not? wish it were going to be me but i doubt that. too old and poor.
“space is the place between dog’s ears!”
i just blew your mind!
Nanotubes are normally created by firing a laser or electric arc through powdered carbon, or chemically depositing vaporised carbon. These methods can only produce small quantities, while the new technique can generate large amounts relatively simply.
solar panels for home
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