Where is the "scrith" when you really need it?!? We engineers are always looking for solutions, and of course, new materials. "Unobtanium" is something we are looking for to please our fussy, weight-conscious NASA customers! 1/100th the weight, 6 times the strength.... ooo what I wouldn't give right now for some carbon nanotube materials! Another interesting area to look into is aerogels.... The insulating properties of aerogels and the potential of using them to screen not only micrometeorites but also guard versus radiation if doped with the proper elements. I'm certainly no expert, and please, if anyone has more information on the potential applications of aerogels, please let me know!
Brian
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