Tag: nano
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Futurewatch: Transparent Nanotube Steel And Super Ion Batteries
By Evan Ackerman Carbon nanotubes are pretty amazing things. They’re the strongest and stiffest material on Earth: a 1 millimeter diameter thread of them can support a weight of about 7 tons. The problem is that they’re expensive (and tricky) to produce, especially in any quantity that isn’t just broken bits of tubes. The journal…
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Invisibility Cloak Is Closer To Becoming A Reality, Humanity Now Years Ahead Of The Romulans
By Jonathan Kimak Now when I say closer, I mean that scientists have actually made something appear invisible, it just happens to be nano sized(one billionth of a metre). It’s still a step in the right direction, the direction of absolutely awesome invisibility suits and laser guns and women in tight, form fitting clothes. Well,…