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Old 11-01-2006, 08:18 AM
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First Time Use of Carbon Nanotubes in Sailboat Mast

Check this out:Nanotechnology at Zyvex: Press Release
Address:http://www.zyvex.com/News/Synergy_PR.html Changed:11:11 AM on Tuesday, October 10, 2006
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Old 11-01-2006, 10:11 AM
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Can pretty much sum that up in one word: Ka-CHING!
It ain't gonna be cheap, for sure, but it's pretty cool to finally see a production structural application for these nanotubes everyone's been hyping for so long, even if they aren't living up to a tenth of their potential yet.
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