marasama SuperEarth
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| Subject: Carbon Nanotube + High Radiation = Diamonds 28th September 2010, 10:42 am | |
| http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25790/?p1=Blogs - Popular Science wrote:
- They say that the radiation bombardment knocks entire atoms out of the structure of nanotubes, causing the resulting defects to ricochet through the structure. This makes the structure bend and buckle, eventually forming into carbon spheres.
So, does this mean space elevators need a new material? _________________ Thanks, CarpD (^_^)
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