Yossi Preminger wrote: > The first (?) dry lubricant from Applied nanomaterials. > http://www.apnano.com/ > > It's made of tiny in-organic balls. > > Should be good in extreme conditions like vacuum or cold.
Something to keep in mind, perhaps, but do any of ERPS's projects currently use lubricant? I thought we were trying to avoid any mechanical motion. (Also not sure if the rest of this is on topic for this list, but as long as I'm replying anyway...) > Dr. Rafi Yoely is about to start flight testing of his flying car any > day now. Any idea how long it'll take to get over to the US and get FAA approval? > It's supposed to carry two people for one hour at 100kph. A 100 mile range limit seems to be the main thing keeping electric cars from wide consumer acceptance. 100 km < 100 mi. Still, this will presumably refuel much faster, and (barring regulations, which I know is a serious misfit w/reality) this could go in a straight line instead of having to follow the roads... > Now for the best part: TRIZ ! > Here's a basic overview http://www.mazur.net/triz/ Hmm. It seems to be basically, "Break down your problem into these categories. Look them up on the matrix (on the separate page) to find the numbers corresponding to the types of solutions you should try first." <sighs> I wish people would stop overcomplexifying stuff like this - though I suppose the consultants armed with this have to pad their hours somehow, and never stating it simply is one way. Also, is it just me, or does this smell of fortune telling? "I forsee that your solution will involve roundness where none currently exists..." Which is not to say it's never useful, for the same reasons that fortune tellers can be useful (i.e., the customer might not be aware of the conditions which always apply to the customer's type of problem, so merely pointing out those conditions can be useful, even if that's all that's actually being done). _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
