Laser growth of carbon fiber
We tried to use a cheap laser to grow carbon fiber directly from methane gas. It worked quickly and repeatably, but the carbon fiber wasn’t as strong as it’d need to be to make a good commercial product.
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Challenges
Our applied science garage sale. Cool topic areas we never ended up using for anything. Hopefully they can find a good home...
Beamed power for electric aviation
Microwave phased arrays seem to be a more realistic option than batteries or H2 for powering long-haul electric aviation. We still doubt anybody will build them.
Fertilizer from air plasma
Revisiting intriguing Soviet-era results showing efficient N2 oxidation in non-equilibrium plasmas. An intriguing approach to low-cost nitrate fertilizers without Haber-Bosch.
New frontiers for bright radiation
Powerful infrared lasers are getting extremely cheap. What should we use them for?