Good points all..and I submit the strength and thermal characteristics of nanotubes are desirable to prevent meltdown but something equivalent to Jones idea of backfilling metal foams with smaller particles to both provide finer geometries and support structures is needed with nanotubes because the normal feature of a nanotube lacks CHANGE in geometry ..and change in geometry is required to produce catalytic force..even multiwalled nanotubes are relatively weak catalysts due to this consistent geometry.. I think there has been a form of anomalous action demonstrated by nanotube filters in the way water molecules bond inside a nanotube which far exceeds the transport rate of normal filters. Even the tendency for a single layer of grapheme to spontaneously form a swt speaks to quantum effect.
Fran From: Jones Beene [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 4:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Vo]:"Christopher H. Cooper" It's unlikely that many observers have doubted the basic hypothesis of geometrically active zones. There is much agreement on that. The practical problem is that without nanotubes, optimum geometry is very hard to engineer in a stable and consistent form over time. Metals are ductile and nano features are easily lost - whereas carbon nanotubes are incredibly strong. Huge advantage is found in CNT over cracks in a metal lattice. From: Kevin O'Malley Wouldn't that lend itself to corroborating Ed Storms's theories about cracks & the NAE? Frank roarty wrote: Jones, Yes, I agree.. the paper from Cornell re catalytic action only occurring at openings and defects in nano tubes
