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Silk reinforced with carbon nanotubes still isn't strong enough for a space elevator :'(
by civilian 10y ago
Silk reinforced with carbon nanotubes still isn't strong enough for a space elevator :'(
- andai 10y agoHow about carbon nanotubes reinforced with carbon nanotubes?
- mickronome 10y agoGluing the tubes together is one of the biggest hurdles, mainly because the individual tubes aren't long enough. If we could make 30cm-1m long tubes (of the strongest kind) we could do with essentially sparsely interlink the tubes, esentially having the nanotubes become part of the matrix. This would also give us freedom in choosing the rest of the matrix for the other properties needed. So while not exactly nanotube reinforced nanotubes, pretty darn close :)
- samstave 10y agoI think that term is called weaving
- ge96 10y agoCarbon nanotube crocheting
- Symmetry 10y agoNot on Earth certainly. But I'm pretty sure you could build a space elevator down to the Moon with this stuff.
- shagie 10y agoA lunar space elevator ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_space_elevator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_space_elevator ) can be constructed out of kevlar today.
- samstave 10y agoignoring the UFO aspect of this, maybe this tech would help a 12 mile long tether from breaking as the 1996 nasa version did... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUEFcSesD-w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUEFcSesD-w