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On Burning Out(polymerist.substack.com)
1 points by polymerist 4y ago|0 comments
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Two Sides of Climate Is a Distraction(nytimes.com)
2 points by polymerist 4y ago|0 comments
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by polymerist 4y ago
This is kind of crazy since the technology to move away from leaded gasoline or fuels has been around for DECADES. The fact that anyone is still using tetraethyl lead as a fuel additive is horrendous. We can hit right around 100% octanes ri
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by polymerist 5y ago
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have been around for awhile now just like how we have had carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene. These nanoparticles offer really a interesting strength to weight ratio and a relatively easily modified surface c
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by polymerist 5y ago
Pretty sure GE had a similar bottom slicing program and look at how that company has performed. They were once a big conglomerate and they are now a shadow of their former self. Companies are just collections of people who are delivering go
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by polymerist 5y ago
In the US (or at least in the Northeast) it's the responsibility of the people who live in those buildings or who own the commercial buildings to clean the sidewalks of snow. This is like a time honored tradition of everyone pitching i
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by polymerist 5y ago
Rammed earth you definitely need to be careful of the humidity and mitigation internal humidity is going to be important. Good technique though for arid/desert climates. Timber Frame + external insulation with anairtight building envel
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by polymerist 5y ago
My only issue with this was the steel potentially rusting over 1000 years. There is a lot of water vapor that moves in and out of a house and mitigation of that water is important. Stainless steel will rust given enough time/water too.
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants(polymerist.substack.com)
2 points by polymerist 5y ago|0 comments
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Making Wind Turbines Sustainable Again(polymerist.substack.com)
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Do Compostable Plastics Compost?(polymerist.substack.com)
9 points by polymerist 5y ago|0 comments