Comments on: New cement conducts electricity like metal

By: Evradayimtrollin

Evradayimtrollin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:51:38 +0000

So for this stuff has to be heated to 1100 degrees to melt snow? I thought snow melted at 23 degrees kelvin? My dad normally just puts salt down. Does the trick. Plus if you used this invisible stuff you couldn't see the road!

By: Green shtuffz by trucombs - Pearltrees

Green shtuffz by trucombs - Pearltrees — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:56:08 +0000

[...] The researchers say that forming the cement into thin membranes would make it nearly transparent, making it an ideal substitute material for rare metals such as indium , which is used in plasma and liquid-crystal displays. In addition to being cheaper than rare metals, the cement would make an environmentally-friendly alternative because its ingredients are more readily available. The Tokyo Institute of Technology worked with researchers from Osaka Prefecture University, the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research ( RIKEN ), and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute ( SPring-8 ) to develop the cement. The results are published in the April 11 edition of Nano Letters . New cement conducts electricity like metal ~ Pink Tentacle - StumbleUpon [...]

By: karl

karl — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:15:30 +0000

Yes, Star Trek is where Scotty made a deal with someone to get access to info about whales, transparent aluminum, used for huge water tanks.

By: ptrckwd

ptrckwd — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:29:48 +0000

wires. they're called wires.

By: wowsers

wowsers — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:35:52 +0000

Sorry, in terms of Celsius that would put nickel and iron over the 1100 mark. but not glass and aluminum.

By: wowsers

wowsers — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:33:03 +0000

Closest is aluminum and silicon at over 1200F for aluminum and silicon "starts" to slowly liquify at about 1400F and gets fairly less viscous around 2100F. Nickel needs about 2600F and iron melts at over 2700F.

By: Electrically Conductive Cement | External Brain

Electrically Conductive Cement | External Brain — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:25:38 +0000

[...] Tokyo Institute of Technology has announced a process for creating an inexpensive, nearly transparent, electrically conductive alumina cement. The conductivity is comparable to metal, and the transparency should be adequate for use in [...]

By: M

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:18:38 +0000

I have seen this in star trek movie...

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Napka’s Top Science » New cement conducts electricity like metal — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:46:27 +0000

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By: P RATHORE

P RATHORE — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:16:27 +0000

Really intresting, Will some one tell me that ordinary portland cement used with building concrete structure is the material. Can I add cement with titanium(metal or or any compound of it?)
put in a steel enclosure and heat it upto 1000 degrees cel. will produce the required material. What is the ratio of mixing?
What shall be the cost of making a film 1 mm by 1 sq. mtr in area?
Thanks, Prefreably inventors are requested to reply.