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2010-07-05 Science & Technology

'Never-before-seen material' can store vast amounts of energy

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-07-05 11:43|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy

One of AlGore's crazed bioelectric sex poodle cytoplasmic neurons?

Posted by Mullah Richard 2010-07-05 17:56|| 2010-07-05 17:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Unobtanium?

Posted by Frank G 2010-07-05 18:06|| 2010-07-05 18:06|| Front Page Top

#3 I think this is the same stuff Happy Fun Ball(tm) is made out of.

Posted by SteveS 2010-07-05 18:36|| 2010-07-05 18:36|| Front Page Top

#4 The real question is "Does it store more energy than it took to make it?"

Posted by Slindsey 2010-07-05 18:54|| 2010-07-05 18:54|| Front Page Top

#5 "The real question is 'Does it store more energy than it took to make it?'"

Shhhhhh, Slindsey - they don't appreciate anyone asking logical question.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-05 19:03|| 2010-07-05 19:03|| Front Page Top

#6 "questions"

Wratts.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-05 19:04|| 2010-07-05 19:04|| Front Page Top

#7 This sort of thing would be of value for warheads that might, say, penetrate deeply buried, hardened targets. Like tunnels inside mountains, just to pick an example at random.

Posted by lotp 2010-07-05 19:58|| 2010-07-05 19:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Was thinking more along the lines of laptop batteries, but bombs are cool too.

Posted by Iblis 2010-07-05 20:34|| 2010-07-05 20:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Kryptonite.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-07-05 20:35|| 2010-07-05 20:35|| Front Page Top

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