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There's probably a whole world of manufacturing processes that benefit from low gravity. The only one currently used is making high-quality optical fiber: produ
by wongarsu 4y ago
There's probably a whole world of manufacturing processes that benefit from low gravity. The only one currently used is making high-quality optical fiber: producing ZBLAN fibers in 0g fixes a lot of problems with bubbles and crystal formation, allowing you to make better and much longer fibers. As access to space continues to get cheaper we will probably discover a lot of other cases where 0g is beneficial for manufacturing, and entombing energy might be another way to make those economically interesting.