Scientists Found a Possible Deal Breaker in the Quest to Build a Space Elevator [cheapestps3controller269.blogspot.com]

Scientists Found a Possible Deal Breaker in the Quest to Build a Space Elevator [cheapestps3controller269.blogspot.com]

Carbon nanotubes have been pegged as the wonder material that could finally allow us to build a space elevator. A discouraging new study suggests these microscopic strands aren’t as resilient as we thought—and all it could take is a single misplaced atom to bring the whole thing crashing down.

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