X-Message-Number: 14471 Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 05:57:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott Badger <> Subject: NEWS: Nano Stuff and Human Extinction Article Forwarded from Cryonet: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: "Joseph Kehoe" <> A big step forward for nano? http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/article/0,1051,SAV-0009120250,00.html Preliminary tests show that ultrananodiamonds are 1,000 more wear-resistant than silicon, and 1 million times denser than conventional crystals. This makes them a practical base material for micromachines and other devices that had only been theoretically possible before. More details here: http://matsci.annualreviews.org/cgi/content/abstract/29/1/211 http://www.techtransfer.anl.gov/techtour/diamondmems.html All of the above courtesy of www.slashdot.org And on a brighter note http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/festival_of_science/newsid_921000/921748.stm Humans, like other large mammals, are showing signs of imminent extinction, claims a UK palaeontologist. Large animals are dying out at a much higher rate than models predict, said Professor Michael Boulter. He told the British Association's Festival of Science in London that he believed the human race would "soon" follow. The theory comes from a mathematical model developed by Professor Boulter's research team at the University of East London. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Have a nice day, --Scott __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14471