Loading ...New diamond nanothreads may let scientists build space elevator
American scientists from Penn State University have discovered how to produce ultra-thin diamond nanothreads, a sort of strong carbon nanotubes, which could prove to be stronger and hardier element currently available.
Research team leader, John V. Badding, said the discovery could be the key to building a space elevator for humankind to reach the stars.
Such a gadget could potentially allow earthlings to make it into orbit without the use of rocket ships. The problem with this idea is that space scientists don’t currently have any substance sufficiently both strong and light enough to make that sort of crane, which so far has existed only as a science-fiction idea.
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