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| Rip Rock |
 Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 11:58 pm |
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http://flightprojects.msfc.nasa.gov/fd02_towers.html
has a proposal for multi-kilometer high towers built with
graphite-epoxy compounds for purposes including power generation and
space launches.
I have not found sources on the nanotech building materials that could
be used as the next iteration after graphite-epoxy. To the best of my
knowledge, carbon nanotubes are not yet ready for prime time. |
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| Bootstrap Bill |
| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:12 pm |
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"Rip Rock" <riprock@adres.nl> wrote in message
news:bokhid0ond@enews1.newsguy.com...
Will anyone want to work or live in a 15km tower? I think September 11th put
an end to extremely large skyscraper construction for the foreseeable
future.
[ Moderator's note: This appears to have already diverged off the topic of
nanotechnology. Followup-to has been set to alt.sci.nanotech for readers
who wish to continue the discussion along these lines. -JimL ] |
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