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Bring on the Space Elevator, Nano-tube ribbon has arrived!

 
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:56 pm    Post subject: Bring on the Space Elevator, Nano-tube ribbon has arrived! Reply with quote

This is a cool development. They can now easily manufacture nano-tube ribbon.

http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050815/full/050815-8.html
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can you say buy stock NOW!
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

imcrazynow wrote:
Can you say buy stock NOW!


Buy stock nu!

Buy stock nee!

Buy stock NI!

hmm... nope. But close enough IMHO
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Check this out if you like the Nano stuff.

http://www.isracast.com/tech_news/091205_tech.htm


Also another bit of military technology, this site carriede an article on a new tpe of weapon being developed a Centrifugal Force Gun capable of up to 180,000 rounds per minute at up to 8,000 fps. ABout 6 inches thick, 20 inches square, weighing about 28 pounds, silent, no explosives used, just centrifugal force.

http://www.defensereview.com
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

180,000 rounds per minute? EEP! I haven't read it yet, but it occurs to me there might be a wee little problem when you want to aim it at something outside the plane-of-rotation.
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