In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:57:38 -0700: Hi, [snip] >It doesn't seem likely that the "tubules" themselves are actually composed >of nickel, although it is possible. But whatever they are composed of - they >would serve the purpose of 'ventilation' of a lattice-like structure, as you >indicate. Someone (maybe it was you) had speculated before that the tubules >could be carbon nanotubes, or titania nanotubes - both of which are >commercially available. [snip] If they exist, and have a diameter that is some multiple of 13.65 nm, then they may well act as Mills catalysts. This is particularly so if they are electrically conducting, in which case they act as miniature wave guides for short wavelength radiation that matches the energy hole frequency.
Carbon or Nickel nano-tubes would probably excel in this role. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
