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ScootysDad t1_ixyedl7 wrote

I don't see any new development in material science that can produce a 36,000km cable that an withstand the enormous tension, at least from the popsci environment. Any material science physicists here who can shed some light into this subject matter?

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Gmn8piTmn t1_ixyptv2 wrote

So just that one tiny thing. Ergo not that sci-fi.

The article in a nutshell

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