--- Andrew Crystall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> The lab-grown ones may be, but the commonly
> avaliable ones are
> lucky to top 12%, I believe...
>
> Yes, you CAN grow better ones, but it costs.
>
> And yes, I know it costs to ship to space and back.
> If you're going
> to ship it back and not use it to generate energy up
> there,
> anyway..lots of space industry could be useful and
> ship down
> things which ARE worth the money, like chemicals,
> until the proce
> drops enough to make shipping solar panels down
> worthwhile..
>
How are we doing in developing superstrong materials?
I remember something awhile back that might enable us
to make a ladder. That would be good, we could put a
bunch of solar panels on top, and use the ladder as a
huge power cord.
dean
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