Originally posted by gster123
Hey guys,
Interesting thread here!
With regards to materials, having something strong (Tensile, temperature, compression etc) is one thing, making it either electrically conductive (for current) or transparent (for guidence of light) is another, mixing exactly the properties we requre is another, granted is could be theorised that it is possible.
I like infinity and aleph zero, that always gets me thinking.
Looking forward to seeing what the LHC can come up with.
Wonder if Hawking's has got a e on it like he had with black holes?
The Carbon nanotubes I mentioned earlier are great conductors. There are other such materials that would be better for this sort of thing, but nanotube are the ones I'm reading into recently.
I'm not too great with numbers, but Aleph zero looks pretty interesting. I'll have to read into it some more.
I hear there is a lot tension in the scientific community, Cern is breaking records at the LHC, and there are several colliders all trying to find the "God particle" or Higgs Boson. Among other things.
Can you imagine that in the next 5 - 10 years we might have discovered how mass exists, and if we are alone in the universe (which I'm sure we're not) but the discovery of a terrestrial planet with condition similar to Earth would be ground breaking.... not to mention if we can detect the contents of it's atmosphere, and maybe discover it could support life... I dream of this day.
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Last edited by Mayaniac; 30-04-2010 at 06:15 PM.