 Okay, that's … what the fuck? That's amazing! We tend, I think, to imagine that the days of simple scientific 'miracles' – Newton and his prism, Fleming and penicillin – are at an end. Anything really useful will take years of work and a mountain of kit to make happen. Nope. Take tartrazine, the food colouring used in Doritos, and paint it onto your skin. Shine a red light on it. Your skin is transparent! How many medical applications does that have?! 12 comments
Use neon instead of argon (both noble gases) and buy a 600W microwave for $170. (I know it's not that simple, but in many ways it *is* that simple, which is why it's fucking insane Look up graphene batteries if you're not familiar with them already) Space elevators; potential for room-temp superconductors; shells for fusion reactors; building materials that don't degrade, survive earthquakes with ease, have strong temp control features. Airplanes that are lighter and more durable. And it's created cheaply by *upcycling* one of the *worst pollutants in the world* and produces minor CO2 as a byproduct which can be mitigated, and is widely considered the holy grail of materials science. Changes everything (if true lol) @fishidwardrobe this is so ridiculous. This is completely worthy of a maniacal villain laugh  @fishidwardrobe eating doritos and a red light to become invisible
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@fishidwardrobe As my native friend always says "Holy fuck"