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Void

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Registered: 2011-12-29

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Re: A happy Carbon loving future.

Oh! I forgot an item.  I am going to presume that for certain cultures, absorbing Carbon from the atmosphere, and creating a fuel, might entitle the entity doing it "Carbon Credits"?

Not for the USA though, at least not now.

All the little money games

Done.

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elderflower

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Re: A happy Carbon loving future.

driving on the left side of the road is the norm for many parts of the world, kbd. eg Japan, India, China.
Driving, or rather riding  on the left enables you to use your right arm for lance and sword. I think it was Napoleon that changed it in Europe, probably just to be different from les rosbifs.

tahanson43206

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Re: A happy Carbon loving future.

The site at the URL below contains a comprehensive discussion of Carbon. It was updated most recently in 2011.

https://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/phys/carbon.htm

(th)

SpaceNut

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Re: A happy Carbon loving future.

Black plastic can’t be recycled – but we’ve just found a way to use the carbon in renewable energy

Carbon Nanotubes that is...

tahanson43206

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Re: A happy Carbon loving future.

For SpaceNut re #54 .... Nice! Catch!

kbd512 should be interested in the work reported by the author:

Alvin Orbaek White

    Senior Lecturer in Engineering and Sêr Cymru II Fellow, Swansea University

Disclosure statement

Dr Alvin Orbaek White is funded by a Sêr Cymru II Fellowship that is supported by the Welsh Government and the European Union Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The funding is used to investigate the science of carbon nanotubes. He is also the founder of Trimtabs Ltd, a new science and technology firm dedicated to environmental impact.

SpaceNut

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Re: A happy Carbon loving future.

Just goes to show that our trash on the trip and stay on Mars is going to be quite valueable....

The same will hold true for the waste water recovery solids and unrecoverable fecal waste as well which will have other valueables with in it.

I have suggested a garbage lander just for the reclaiming of the journey to mars waste streams with it acting as the holding station for mars until processed.

SpaceNut

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Re: A happy Carbon loving future.

Benefits of 3-D Woven Composite Fabrics

Looms are the primary tool for weaving fabrics. Nearly as old as civilization itself, 3D weaving has been particularly successful in advancing aviation heat shield technology. Thermal protection systems (TPS) are mission-critical components in space exploration vehicles.

tahanson43206

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Re: A happy Carbon loving future.

For SpaceNut re #57 ...

In 1991, Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM) received a research contract from the United States Air Force Research Laboratory that started the company on the path to developing the requisite technology for 3-D weaving. The experience gained from researching and ultimately building the first fully automated 3-D bias loom, gave BRM the knowledge and experience to develop other 3-D woven composites, including: orthogonal panels, thermal protection systems, near-net-shape, and complex net shape preforms for the aerospace, automotive, construction, military, and safety industries.

There is another example of US military investment paying off with an advanced technology with many advantages.

One aspect of the story is NOT clear (to me at least) ... what material is being woven?

Thanks for this great find!

(th)

SpaceNut

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Re: A happy Carbon loving future.

3-D Woven Composite Fabrics story links

https://mcsmag.com/benefits-of-3d-woven … e-fabrics/

The ability to vary yarn types, density, thickness, and width, as well as resin type, allows for the creation of a fully customizable TPS to fit specific mission needs...NASA’s Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET) program is developing a carbon TPS for extreme entries, intended to be capable of surviving the challenging environments of Saturn or Venus..

The fabrics can be made from glass, carbon and even metals....

http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/36903/In … abrics.pdf
This gets into wave forming patterns...

Stabilising and Trimming 3D Woven Fabrics for Composite Preforming Applications

This shows all of the typical equipment and how to make the materials strong....

Article is from my state in a company that does this...
https://www.compositesworld.com/article … ure-in-3-d

Like other “specialty weavers” at that time,  Techniweave produced fabrics using carbon, ceramic, aramid and other technical fibers.

SpaceNut

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Re: A happy Carbon loving future.

While the corona virus may be putting afork in the industry for mining to burn it there is no reason not to make it for other uses.

Coronavirus is accelerating the demise of coal power in the US