Rrraou t1_j96xtt0 wrote
Reply to comment by Beyond-Time in Scientists create carbon nanotubes out of plastic waste using an energy-efficient, low-cost, low-emissions process. Compared to commercial methods for carbon nanotube production that are being used right now, ours uses about 90% less energy and generates 90%-94% less carbon dioxide by Wagamaga
> discovered that goes nowhere.
Or, by the time it gets where it's going it's become normal and doesn't feel as special.
Beyond-Time t1_j970pgd wrote
Perhaps. I've grown tired of every revolutionary technology disappearing because it's too expensive, material intense, or impractical. I tend to forget that yes, some do, in fact, make it into production devices.
Darkdoomwewew t1_j97567d wrote
And some come back around down the line as we make advances in materials and processes. Progress is progress.
mdielmann t1_j98o7kb wrote
Thos is how research works. People have an idea. They do a lot of testing, and figure out a process that works. They say, "Hey, check out what we did!" Someone else, who was looking at something else, perhaps in a completely different field, learns about this and it leads to some practical advance in the world at large. Kind of like seeing salt making frog legs jump leading to lithium ion batteries.
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