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2005-07-22 Home Front: Tech

One-atom-thick materials promise a 'new industrial revolution'

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-07-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Soon to come: stone-proof glass houses?

This is really exciting, although I wonder how long until this moves from upstream research to downstream development. Still, once consumers can get their hands on this, there should be a significant reduction in energy use -- think how much less it would take to move a one-molecule thick automobile, or to run a similar computer, or televisions worldwide.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-07-22 00:27|| 2005-07-22 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Monomolecular strands? So much for Ginsu Knives...

Oh, BTW, Arthur C Clarke has some ideas for you folks...

Posted by .com 2005-07-22 01:15|| 2005-07-22 01:15|| Front Page Top

#3 And this time. let's try to keep anyone with chinese ancestry atleast 100 miles away from the research...people!

Posted by smn 2005-07-22 02:49|| 2005-07-22 02:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Why? It would slow the research.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-22 04:51|| 2005-07-22 04:51|| Front Page Top

#5 'micromechanical cleavage'

Sounds like a futuristic porn movie. Wait'll the Soodi imams get a hold of THIS news!

Posted by BA">BA 2005-07-22 10:09|| 2005-07-22 10:09|| Front Page Top

#6 More infidel science! Oh Allah, shake the ground under their feet! Crusader materials must be stopped!

Hadith 4.1 obviously says these materials are haram. Haram, I tell you. Oh, Allah! Why do you let the infidels discover and invent so much? why do you let them win wherever they choose to fight? Allah! ... Hello? You there?

Posted by Mohammed 2005-07-22 11:53|| 2005-07-22 11:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Monomolecular strands? So much for Ginsu Knives...

Watch those fingers...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-07-22 12:20|| 2005-07-22 12:20|| Front Page Top

#8 Monomolecular strands? So much for Ginsu Knives...

Molly wire swords, here we come! This is so cool and Cyber-punky.

Posted by N guard 2005-07-22 13:49|| 2005-07-22 13:49|| Front Page Top

#9 I doubt a atom thick will be turned into cars with walls one atom thick. I would imagine the strength is based on the strength of a comparible material like one atom thick new stuff is say 2X strong as one atom thick current. So a car would not be one atom thick walls just 1/2 the thickness of one atom thick layered walls. Sounds big for nano-tech and if they can layer it like press board a whole lot of other materials like cars planes trucks.

Posted by C-Low 2005-07-22 13:50|| 2005-07-22 13:50|| Front Page Top

#10 Actually much of material strength is determined by flaws in the material. A one atom thick sheet that is otherwise flawless really is like "Iron Man's" steel costume--incredibly strong.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-07-22 14:36|| 2005-07-22 14:36|| Front Page Top

#11 James Doohan, dies.

Transparent aluminum announced.

Coincidence???

Posted by Adriane 2005-07-22 15:42|| 2005-07-22 15:42|| Front Page Top

#12 just think how much shallower life will be foreverafter.

Posted by - 2005-07-22 20:13|| 2005-07-22 20:13|| Front Page Top

#13 Ima thinkr these are the condom brands to invest in

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-07-22 20:48|| 2005-07-22 20:48|| Front Page Top

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