Making something molecule by molecule holds much potential to create anything imaginable.Not too long ago, scientists came up with a kind of object printer that puts together a product from just atoms and molecules stored in containers using a downloaded blue print. You can watch a video of that here. Then they were able to make this incredible tiny energy storage device, basically a battery, that was black, lightweight, flexible, super resilient to temperature, and it could be powered by blood or perspiration! Well they've come up with "metal rubber." Unlike metal foil that crinkles and holds its shape rather well, "metal rubber" works like rubber in that it's flexible and can return to its normal shape after being molded, but it can conduct electricity. As you can assume, demand is extremely high for this 12" square sample that takes about three days to piece together. The possibilities could be endless for "metal rubber" but it's clear that possibilities are infinite when it comes to nanotechnology.
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as a Rice Univ. grad (not engineering though), it's nice to read about the wonders of nanotechnology. It just doesn't sound all that exciting to someone when it's not explained (or visually shown) to people in layman's terms. One question - how'd ya find my blog? Yours looks great dude!
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