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    Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production

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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    It's like the CVCC of the twenty-tens.
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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    Using this weight-saving technology, Honda will be able to increase the mass of the 2012 Pilot to 5000lbs+.
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    10/13/09

    @Number_Six: ...thereby increasing its marketability.
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    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    I'm gonna come out and say what we're all thinking: That would make for some badass pants.
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    quayzar promoted this comment underwear-ninja was starred underwear-ninja was unstarred
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    10/13/09

    @underwear-ninja: Wait until someone gets a taser in those "badass pants".
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    10/13/09

    @underwear-ninja: You still wear pants?
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    10/13/09

    @underwear-ninja: Holy crap! I was thinking that and didn't even realize it! Thanks for being the mouthpiece for my subconscious.
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    10/13/09

    @quayzar: No one would tazer you- they'd be too impressed with your badass pants.
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    Image of f86sabre f86sabre
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    Ah, one step closer to the Honda Space Elevator. World domination will follow. What? No one reads scif fi?

    Anyway, Nice to see Purdue mentioned. Go Purdue.
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    10/13/09

    @f86sabre: Good to see that fancy new nanotechnology building is yielding some results.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    It will still be a few years before a proof-of-concept appears in an energy storage device. Process mastery on these things is elusive, and even if they get the purity levels they want, the necessary dielectrics don't even exist yet.

    Still, I'd gladly replace today's equivalent of the vacuum tube (the anode-cathode battery) in favor of a carbon nanotube (or graphene) supercapacitor. Even if it will cost a bazillion dollars.
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    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    If it's in a Honda Civic that I'll be taking an elevator to space, I may not go.
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    Image of jodark jodark
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    This pretty awesome. And because they have developed something so awesome, they may one day own the world. Once they get it to manufacture well they will charge a lot, but the price will come down over time and they will license the technology out for others to utilize.
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    10/13/09

    @jodark: i have never read such an insightful comment. did you come up with that economic supply/demand idea all by yourself?
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    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    John Mayer here,
    I just want to let you know that my tube is not nano and I have the Ford GT to prove it. Thanks for your time, John
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    snapoversteer should STFU because promoted this comment LoganSix was starred LoganSix was unstarred
    Image of maximum-sienna maximum-sienna
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    We went from whale penis to nanotube. Today has been a day of extremes.
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    snapoversteer should STFU because promoted this comment maximum-sienna was starred maximum-sienna was unstarred
    Image of Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    Honda: Working towards a bigger, lighter, uglier ass end.
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    Edited by Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II at 10/13/09 3:52 PM Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II was starred Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II was unstarred
    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    ...and they may or may not be intensely toxic. Still, they're a really cool material if you aren't doing lines of nanotubes.

    I shall avoid the obvious Xzibit joke that leads to.
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    Image of .357 .357
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    Meh. Call me when Honda rediscovers RWD.
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    10/13/09

    @.357: Yeah, it's been a little while. As for the FR layout, I guess that the S800 was the most recent one?
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    Wes, I can't help hearing Edna Mode's voice everytime I read that 1st paragraph.
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    Image of abgwin abgwin
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    i was completely unaware that diamonds conduct heat at all, much less "effectively".

    i suppose DeBeers will unveil a new marketing campaign around this.
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    Ruthless, If you let me promoted this comment Edited by abgwin at 10/13/09 3:37 PM abgwin was starred abgwin was unstarred
    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    10/13/09

    @abgwin: They are one of the best thermal conductors. Diamonds also work great as semiconductors, and might replace silicon microchips in many devices.
    /NOVA watcher
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    10/13/09

    In reply to Honda Brings Carbon Nanotubes Closer To Production
    But can you smoke it?
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    10/13/09

    @VeeArrrSix: maybe the zig-zag version, but the arm chair is for chillin' after?
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