New Space and Tech

Business Week on Nanotechnology and the Space Elevator

By Marc Boucher
April 8, 2013
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The Skinny on Nanotubes, Business Week

“Beyond chips, the proposed applications are even more spectacular, such as superefficient power cables and all-but-impenetrable armor. There’s even talk of building a “space elevator” — in effect, a giant ladder that would dispense with rockets and allow payloads to be hoisted into low orbit.”

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