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[MIT] New material - light as plastic, strong as steel

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by larsv8, Feb 4, 2022.

  1. larsv8

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    #1 larsv8, Feb 4, 2022
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  2. ThatBoyNick

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    Sounds perfect for my blood and lungs
     
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  3. CCorn

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    Rearden Steel is so 1950s.
     
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    stark industries is taking over
     
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  5. Entropy

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    Can't wait for the Galt motors.
     
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    Interesting. Melamine is a pretty commonly used material used frequently in finishes for cabinetry.
     
    #6 rocketsjudoka, Feb 4, 2022
  7. Space Ghost

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    Graphine 2.0
     
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  8. Buck Turgidson

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    Same stuff the Chinese were putting in milk and pet food a decade or so ago (to give false elevated protein test readings).
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    This stuff will make the Pacific garbage patch indestructible.
     
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    Bitcoin or D’Anconia Copper for 2022?
     
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    Graphene promises too much with a painful industrial process.

    This seems like a much cheaper and stronger Gorilla Glass.
     
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  15. Buck Turgidson

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    That's a whale of an idea
     
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    As strong as sapphire
     
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    I'm going to go bid on Howard Roark NFT's.
     
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    I'm sorry but nobody should be called the Carbon P Dubbs chairman of anything. It sounds like a low level pot dealer or something.


    Anyways, I quit reading the article when I saw that because I wanted to come here and make a stupid, failed joke. Because this material is made in sheets, can it be 3D printed? That'd be huge. Let's 3D print some steel-plastic houses for super cheap in hurricane areas.
     
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  19. Buck Turgidson

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    Fun Fact: from 1957-65, the chairman of the American Cancer Society was Larry Lungtar
     
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