robertv3

I think you could have been more direct in wh**ever point you've been trying to make.

Electricity can be generated in a variety of ways. Traditionally one of those ways has been to burn f****l f**ls (including coal, for example) to run power plants. Electricity of the future will also be generated in a variety of ways. Presumably some of it will be generated by f****l f**ls, maybe much less than now. That depends partly on what you, a v**er, wants to happen.

I had brought up trains, as a partial alternative to trucks. I've said that if freight were moved more miles by trains, and less miles by trucks, there would be a gain in efficiency. If you are willing to say whether that would be a gain in efficiency or not, then we might have something to discuss, or agree, or disagree, about.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

You mean like his handling or actually his “lack of” like every other crisis he has orchestrated with his admins???

Dropping tariffs is nothing more than removing what Trump imposed tariff wise..

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Trains have a long history within the world.
A thing of the past or the beginning process of efficiency bringing back a mode of t***sportation for one purpose or the other.??


Or do we propel forward in our continued efforts of mass technology?

How about Hyperloops~~~~???
Hyperloops are a proposed method of passenger or freight t***sportation that use electric propulsion and low-pressure tubes to glide along at speeds that surpass those of commercial aircrafts. The use of magnets to propel the passenger tube significantly reduces the amount of energy and monetary costs it takes to operate the technology.


https://www.history.com/news/10-trains-that-changed-the-world

Gatsby

I'll pass on traveling inside an electro-magnetic field.

Some studies show a link between exposure to EMF and increased rate of Leukemia, cancer, brain tumors and other health problems. Also, there is some uncertainty remains as to the actual mechanisms responsible for these biological hazards and which type of fields magnetic or electric or both are of great concern.

It is needless to say that no matter the effects of these EMF be trivial or catastrophic, we should take all the necessary precautions to reduce our exposure to EMF as low as reasonably attainable. For this to occur, all those involved or affected by this exposure should follow the RF safety standards and guidelines set forth by the regulatory authorities like the IEEE, WHO, ICNIRP, and other likewise organizations.

Any failure in taking immediate actions to the above guidelines, the public would be at a high epidemic risk of potentially fatal diseases in the future.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1120179716308766

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

While I had thought about the EMF exposure I also figured it would be factored into any real
Endeavor to advance into it.. Thank you for warning of its dangers..Interesting article sure sets the mind to running..

Futuristic endeavors are coming no doubt… Its the way of things….. Technology is an ever changing, always evolving thing…There are new technologies coming out every year and there is always something on the brink of “becoming mainstream”. .. (Yet it can not deal with c*****e c****e) sarcasm off now…

How about graphene which was was produced years ago?? Ever since, scientists have been trying to figure out a way to mass produce it. Why? Because it’s going to make everything better.?? It could give us much faster internet. It’s 100 times stronger than steel so naturally it’s going to be awesome for building anything. We could use it as a filter for water and scrub the oceans clean of toxic waste. It could be used on smartphones to make them virtually indestructible. It would make batteries obsolete. T***h be told, its likely to be limitless in changes in buildings and everything else…??? What isn’t discussed much is why it is unmanageable now??? I don’t know I’m just fascinated by whats to come…

robertv3

I agree that a warning (about EMF exposure) is appropriate.

It may _not_ be "factored into" such development. That is, not to the rational extent that you might have expected. It depends some on the motivations of the people developing and marketing it. If they're mainly after short-term profit, than I'd expect that safety for the public, or for end-users, would be quite low on their priorities.



I don't know the word graphene, but I've heard of very strong, very light, very compact materials made of carbon which would be "100 times" or more stronger than steel. I've met a couple of the guys who started a group doing research on such things. I guess that it will be in our future, maybe having an impact within 30 years (just me guessing). Are you the one who thinks I'm "Penny"? If so you can apply an additional discount to my guess, to suit your opinion.

By what we know now, trains are the easier and safer alternative for improving the t***sportation system; a great many people are already familiar with _that_ technology, but we haven't made full use of it yet (by laying more tracks and supporting trains as an alternative). Trains being a relatively simple technology, it probably doesn't have such mysterious hazards that some of the newer technologies have (like hazards from extensive exposure to much electromagnetic radiation).

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Hi Robert

No I’m not the one that thinks your penny… Penny who, BTW???

Graphene's properties

Graphene is the thinnest material known to man at one atom thick, and also incredibly strong - about 200 times stronger than steel. On top of that, graphene is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity and has interesting light absorption abilities. It is truly a material that could change the world, with unlimited potential for integration in almost any industry.

Potential applications

Graphene is an extremely diverse material, and can be combined with other elements (including gases and metals) to produce different materials with various superior properties. Researchers all over the world continue to constantly investigate and patent graphene to learn its various properties and possible applications, which include:

batteries
t***sistors
computer chips
energy generation
supercapacitors
DNA sequencing
water filters
antennas
touchscreens (for LCD or OLED displays)
solar cells
Spintronics-related products
Graphene 2D material render

Graphene is an exciting material that is getting a lot of attention - especially since the 2010 Nobel prize in physics went to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, who first isolated Graphene in 2004.

Producing graphene
Graphene is indeed very exciting, but producing high quality materials is still a challenge. Dozens of companies around the world are producing different types and grades of graphene materials - ranging from high quality single-layer graphene synthesized using a CVD-based process to graphene flakes produced from graphite in large volumes.

High-end graphene sheets are mostly used in R&D activities or in extreme applications such as sensors, but graphene flakes, produced in large volumes and at lower prices, are adopted in many applications such as sports equipment, consumer electronics, automotive and more.

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https://www.graphene-info.com/graphene-introduction

As for trains~~ I am a natural optimist and believe that America will ultimately figure out how to utilize certain emerging technologies to overcome the obstacles to implementing efficient, environmentally friendly and safe t***sportation for the masses. I do believe high-speed rail in some form will ultimately be part of this solution…. But with major upgrades to get them there…

robertv3

"Penny who": I don't know who. I tried asking.

Graphene: "one atom thick"! I'm surprised. I would have guessed at least a few atoms thick.

"incredibly strong - about 200 times stronger than steel": That part's not surprising. Nanotechnology could produce something like that. (Not that I would know, except that I've heard a researcher talk about it.). Carbon "nanotubes" "have exceptional tensile strength". According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensile_strength , steel is 400 to 2700 MPa strong while carbon nanotubes are 11,000 to 63,000 MPa strong and graphene is 50,000 to 130,000 MPa strong (which roughly fits with what you said -- graphene could be two hundred times as strong as steel). I understand graphene's made of carbon.

robertv3

However, graphITE is also made of carbon (actually, it's even made of graphene) (according to Wikipedia) and that's what pencil "lead" is made from. What a difference a suffix makes. I can just imagine a spell-checker program substituting graphite where a human typed graphene.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

All things for the future~~ infantile stages now~~ good thing there are those whom think outside the box..

robertv3

"good thing there are those who think outside the box"

I wholeheartedly agree on that point.

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