Herzyr
Herzyr t1_iw3g28q wrote
Interesting how something kept for insurance turned out to be a window into the weather from 200 years ago.
This gives a archeology vibe indeed, in how every object has a story to tell, if preserved accordingly, what is the time set for when it becomes archeology? Beyond living memory?
Herzyr t1_iu6ysyg wrote
Reply to comment by Fake_William_Shatner in University of Chicago scientists discover material that can be made like a plastic but conducts like metal by VeterinarianProper42
Oh yes, that would be a lovely repurpose for plastic, I'm not sure if we have bred bacteria for this purpose but I think they have already engineered worms to eat plastic, so the bottleneck so far is a issue of scale and cost it seems.
I'd love to see this for roads but I don't think it would stand for the stress involving vehicles, maybe something for more like electronics and maybe military stuff? Both industries love to shave weight off stuff, while still being able to do their jobs with reasonable durability..
Herzyr t1_iu6s541 wrote
Reply to University of Chicago scientists discover material that can be made like a plastic but conducts like metal by VeterinarianProper42
Research funded by the army, this has a good chance that it will pop up for civilian use eventually.
So in theory they use nickel molecules to act as a conduit since it has good conductivity, so they have to tweak the composition to make it work, maybe layer it like synthetic materials like G10 and micarta?
Herzyr t1_j2ansp1 wrote
Reply to Russia's Yandex co-founder Volozh pens farewell message to staff by KimCureAll
Rusky government preparing to go hard on the information front? Maybe for the massive loses to come in the donetsk front? Can't see why a full takeover from now would have been different VS months before..