Superatoms

[Rudy Toody]

Exciting new materials will be possible!

 

[firewolfsm]

I might consider this for my major...I'll be on my way to undergrad a year from now and I'm looking at material research as a major.

 

[Jeff7]

For example, a material that can be transparent typically won?t conduct electricity, and vice versa. But a suitable all-metal salt, say, might be able to do both. And with a stretch of imagination, all-aluminum salts could make airplanes with see-through fuselages possible. Almost as cool as a hot-fudge sundae.

Transparent aluminum, anyone?

 

[Veramocor]

The real question is what weapons can you make with this?

 

[FallenHero]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

For example, a material that can be transparent typically won?t conduct electricity, and vice versa. But a suitable all-metal salt, say, might be able to do both. And with a stretch of imagination, all-aluminum salts could make airplanes with see-through fuselages possible. Almost as cool as a hot-fudge sundae.

Transparent aluminum, anyone?

Did two whales recently get released from the zoo?

 

[Paperdoc]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

For example, a material that can be transparent typically won?t conduct electricity, and vice versa. But a suitable all-metal salt, say, might be able to do both. And with a stretch of imagination, all-aluminum salts could make airplanes with see-through fuselages possible. Almost as cool as a hot-fudge sundae.

Transparent aluminum, anyone?

Is the researcher a big guy with a Scottish accent who tries to use the mouse as a microphone for voice input on the computer?

 

[BladeVenom]

Already been done aluminium oxynitride. Made the news a couple of years ago. Military was testing it for use in armored windows.

 

[DrPizza]

Rudy, take a look at Alfred University in Western NY, if you're interested in materials engineering. They're one of the leading universities in the world in some of their research areas. There are only 3 universities that teach glass science in the world; they're the only one in the U.S. As old as glass is, people don't realize how cutting edge the field is. I just took 7 of my juniors there last Friday for a tour (and to play with electron microscopes, etc.) - every one of them seemed quite interested in their programs after seeing them. There's a lot of bio-medical research going on within the glass and ceramic programs. (scaffolding for tissues & organs to grow on, etc.)

Because of the smaller size, they're pretty unknown to a lot of people. Last year, they had more companies recruiting for engineers (or at least in one of the engineering fields) on campus than they had engineers graduating. I'm not sure where they rank right now; they used to be #1 in the world in ceramic engineering (non-organic, non-metallic materials; from tooth and bone replacements to semi-conductors to space shuttle tiles to systems where a special glass is touched to the skin, and it tests for several types of diseases at once. Tuition for the engineering program is at the SUNY rate (under 10k per year; the rest of the university is a private school around 30k per year.)

 

[JSSheridan]

Are these new materials going to be considered elements, and what's the periodic table going to look like if they make it on there?

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: JSSheridan
Are these new materials going to be considered elements, and what's the periodic table going to look like if they make it on there?

No... they just behave like other atoms hence the name.

 

[DrPizza]

There are a lot of really cool things that can be done with these "super-atoms" - research has been going on with them for decades, although only recently, the term nano-science was applied to the research.

Everyone knows what the melting point of gold is, right? You can look it up in a book. Well, by controlling the size of the particles, you can make it melt at pretty much whatever temperature you want. (over a large range)

 

[fire400]

stem cell research advancements, anyone?

 

[reallyscrued]

Originally posted by: Veramocor
The real question is what weapons can you make with this?

Water that explodes.

 

[Born2bwire]

First it was atoms, now it's superatoms. I can't wait until they come out with atoms 64.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
First it was atoms, now it's superatoms. I can't wait until they come out with atoms 64.

well im hoping we switch gears somewhere, because I'd much rather go down the path of DreamAtoms, imagine what we'd learn in comparison to Atoms Cube !

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
First it was atoms, now it's superatoms. I can't wait until they come out with atoms 64.

well im hoping we switch gears somewhere, because I'd much rather go down the path of DreamAtoms, imagine what we'd learn in comparison to Atoms Cube !

While we may not achieve a larger volume of discoveries from the Atoms Cube, we will have a larger percentage of higher quality discoveries, in comparison to say the Atoms Station, in my opinion.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
First it was atoms, now it's superatoms. I can't wait until they come out with atoms 64.

well im hoping we switch gears somewhere, because I'd much rather go down the path of DreamAtoms, imagine what we'd learn in comparison to Atoms Cube !

While we may not achieve a larger volume of discoveries from the Atoms Cube, we will have a larger percentage of higher quality discoveries, in comparison to say the Atoms Station, in my opinion.

 

[polarmystery]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
First it was atoms, now it's superatoms. I can't wait until they come out with atoms 64.

well im hoping we switch gears somewhere, because I'd much rather go down the path of DreamAtoms, imagine what we'd learn in comparison to Atoms Cube !

While we may not achieve a larger volume of discoveries from the Atoms Cube, we will have a larger percentage of higher quality discoveries, in comparison to say the Atoms Station, in my opinion.

Maybe so, but recent discovery suggests that the Atoms Wii is more prolific than the Atoms Station, and the Atoms 360.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
First it was atoms, now it's superatoms. I can't wait until they come out with atoms 64.

well im hoping we switch gears somewhere, because I'd much rather go down the path of DreamAtoms, imagine what we'd learn in comparison to Atoms Cube !

While we may not achieve a larger volume of discoveries from the Atoms Cube, we will have a larger percentage of higher quality discoveries, in comparison to say the Atoms Station, in my opinion.

This Atoms business is ridiculous. More serious research needs to go into Time Cube.

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
First it was atoms, now it's superatoms. I can't wait until they come out with atoms 64.

Hahahhaaa! That made me laugh, out loud.

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
First it was atoms, now it's superatoms. I can't wait until they come out with atoms 64.

well im hoping we switch gears somewhere, because I'd much rather go down the path of DreamAtoms, imagine what we'd learn in comparison to Atoms Cube !

While we may not achieve a larger volume of discoveries from the Atoms Cube, we will have a larger percentage of higher quality discoveries, in comparison to say the Atoms Station, in my opinion.

This Atoms business is ridiculous. More serious research needs to go into Time Cube.

Why? Nobody can disprove him. It's impossible. In fact, he will even give you a one thousand dollar if you can.

 

[EricMartello]

All this trouble for a hot fudge sundae...mmmmmm sundae...