So, no space elevator in the next few months?
Comment on New Supermaterial: As Strong As Steel And As Light As Styrofoam
sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
TLDR; its carbon based and same like other carbon based super materials its difficult to produce on large scale. at least for now
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Not for us plebians
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
the real problem is we keep trying from the ground up
it’s going to win when we can lower it
Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I remember an Arthur Clarke novel where a space ship needs water from the planet below. The easiest thing is to lower cables from space and then lift some ice bergs.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I get hints of a joke from your comment but I’m not certain, so I’ll mention that space elevators are currently impossible because the weight of the material to build it wouldn’t be able to support itself.
scintilla@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Carbon really is the closest thing to magic sci fi materials. It’s just so cool how strong it is and how versatile it could be. And to top it off it’s fucking everywhere so if we can figure out how to make things like this more effectively it wouldn’t even be that expensive.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Graphene is the most amazing material, it can do anything you can imagine - except leave the lab.
Jarix@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Lol thanks