Nanowires of Unlimited Length 111
StCredZero writes with word of a research team from the University of Illinois who have developed a way to manufacture nanowires of any length from various materials. Not, unfortunately, carbon nanotubes, or we would be looking for news on space elevators soon. The process is analogous to drawing with a fountain pen — as liquid is drawn from a reservoir, a solvent (water or an organic) evaporates and the solute precipitates onto a substrate. The researchers have demonstrated a way to spin and wind a nanowire onto a spool; they have produced a coil of microfiber 850 nm in diameter and 40 cm long. Here's the abstract from the journal Advanced Materials.
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is an unparalleled breakthrough in cotton candy technology.
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And could you convert that to a unit of cars or library of congresses?
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No - it will just slice your tongue to pieces. "Nano-Cotton Candy - the Sharpest Flavour Ever!"
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Yeah. Must have been all the melange.
Anyone else remember the ornithopters dragging a big loop of shigawire in an assassination attempt? Probably around the Children of Dune / God Emperor time period.
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Or, rather small and made by Apple.
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