Jew-fro-Jon t1_j9txugy wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Hey, physicist here who worked with CNT during graduate work about 8 years ago. CNT research is extremely saturated. Everything easy has been looked at, and it’s more on the industrial side now.

Last i looked, there are still a ton of issues with mass production, so that’s probably what industries are working on.

However, you won’t see the results until someone makes something patentable. Don’t hold your breath. Have 5-30 years to go before you hear more, + or - 30 years.

FlippinToaster t1_j9v37a4 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 7:44 PM

I was also kinda wondering this same thing, and i kinda had allready relegated CNT to the void i label ”engineering problems”.

This is just wonderful comment btw, i just love the comedy of the situation CNT shares with fusion energy. Theoretical physicist’s just being like ”i told you 70 years ago, just heat the thing to 3 000 000K and you have fusion” while the engineers are pulling their hair out.

I totally get some people find this kind of situation frustrating, or some are angry or sad about it. I just try to look at the ”bright side” and find this funny, and not to think too much of it. And i mean no offence to anyone involved!