Don Davis article

From what I've read, it MAY be quite useful in hard
vacuum, but it breaks down in the presence of H2O.
Don't recall seeing any analysis on it's use in a hard
radiation environment. More research needed,,,

Gary 7

>
http://www.space.com/adastra/adastra_dondavis_060320.html
>
> The Don Davis AdAstra article is excellent. Its
> only shortcoming
> is that it fails to be truly alarming and is
> unlikely to spur a great
> deal of interest or action. Many of the points he
> makes are worthy
> of separate articles [even books], and should be
> persued in a
> more persuasive fashion.
> One thing I would like to point out: The
> population of the
> Earth has doubled in my lifetime and is expected to
> more than
> double again in the lifetime of my grandchildren. It
> is doubtful
> that the Earth can sustain even the increase of
> another generation,
> with genocidal wars a virtual certainty, but
> regardless of arguments
> to the contrary, our quality of life will dwindle to
> the point where
> the beauty of nature will only be available to the
> Rich. [for the rest
> of us, well, the only greenery available will
> probably be in shades of
> Soylent Green ;-[ . [sorry,...]
> My retirement property is in one of the least
> populated areas of
> VA yet in the past ten yrs. new housing has been
> popping up at
> an alarming rate with corresponding destruction of
> field and forest.
> Believe me, in all of human history there has
> never been a more
> urgent need to rouse the ignorant and apathetic to
> an understanding
> of their plight.
>
> P.S. What diameter cylinder do you suppose could be
> built from
> this new material..?
>
http://ttp.northwestern.edu/abstracts/viewabs.php?id=316&cat