[ExI] Graphene

[Keith Henson]

> On Feb 10, 2020, at 3:10 PM, John Clark via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> A new company called "Universal Matter" has already started up to commercialize this discovery.  A space elevator anyone?

Not likely.  At the tensile strength required, the 6 member rings
become unstable to 5 and 7 member rings and the graphene unzips like a
run in a stocking.

Sad since I am a space elevator fan.
https://www.google.com/search?q=moving+cable+space+elevator+henson&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjTnqbZj4HoAhXP7Z4KHVNjBOMQ_AUoAXoECA0QAw&biw=1056&bih=503#imgrc=54id5T_1Q2oH8M

The photo is a static model of a moving cable space elevator.

Keith