The incredible properties of carbon nanotube technology means light weight material, transparency and strengths 50-250 times that of steel. This means added safety to aircraft, cars, buses and trains. It also means tremendous efficiencies in fuel.
Indeed such material maybe used to build houses, bridges and buildings in the path of potential storm surges from Super Hurricanes or over Earthquake faults. Since it can be very flexible it maybe the perfect material.
Unfortunately the costs to produce a single carbon nanotube sheet is presently so expensive that any material made will be immediately allotted to the very most important uses. For instance Space Ships, Presidential Limousine, military aircraft, bulletproof vests or testing its properties in labs. Therefore it will be a long time until we have large amounts of the material to make trucks, school buses and passenger cars with it, although that will surely come in time.
In the case of school buses most school districts are strapped with cash and cannot afford to replace buses due to budget constraints. Indeed, the high diesel prices are putting even more of a burden on the transportation divisions in school districts now, as well as city buses. The safety in the future will come from buses being less top heavy and therefore fewer will tip over. The efficiency in fuel costs will come from the incredible reduction in weight.
Right now the cost for a carbon nanotube sheet is very high, however in five years that may not be the case and in ten years carbon nanotube sheets will be mass-produced by most industrialized nations. Think on this.
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One very unfortunate problem in busting drug houses or capturing fugitives is that the criminals generally have somewhat fortified their locations. Whether it is a home, business or warehouse, chances are they have some contingency plans and those plans are made for their advantage not the good guys. In busting into drug houses generally they have weapons and are so wigged out they will use them even when they are completely out numbered with automatic weapons pointed at them. Such irrational behavior when they are clearly out numbered and out gunned is commonplace. The element of surprise is always a plus and the more information about he location prior to entry is very important as well. But there is another way to get additional information. How so you ask.
We need penetrating satellite imagery to advise us of where in the house each occupant is prior to the raid and penetration. By doing this we will maintain better situational awareness and better able to predict locations of targets. This will save lives of both the criminals and the Swat teams from catching a stray lucky shot. Even with all the best training in the world occasionally some is up and awake and ready for one of the team moving into a room. We need better intelligence and real time knowledge of the localized battlespace no matter what type of building it is. Think on this in 2006.
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