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Originally Posted by CraigS
There are heaps of other physical properties which could make it not viable for the purpose of venturing close to the Sun.
What about how it bonds to other materials ?
How does it stand up to extremes of cold ?
How does it react with the EM spectrum ?
Does it come in pink ?
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They would've tested for it's bonding and other capabilities. However, if it doesn't come in pink, then that really does it. It'll be useless
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Originally Posted by CraigS
PS: Carl your comment: "And it seems from the testing that the scientists don't even know why this material performs as it does...therefore, so much for the benefits of scientific proof, in this case" .. is not particularly balanced. The way a compound material is created, (particularly polymer hybrids), determines a large part of its eventual properties. Ward refuses to disclose this .. so the scientific description of this material is deficient. This in no way, highlights any flaws in the scientific testing process. Ward is merely exercising his right to shaft himself in this instance.
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Of course, you're right. However, Ward would've supplied the materials to the people to test it. It wouldn't be beyond them to actually sample some of it to see what it was made up of. So, if they did know what was in it and yet didn't know why it did what it did, then their testing was either deficient or they were lacking with any theoretical basis for a description of its properties.
Mind you, I think Ward has shafted himself. Someone will probably stumble upon a similar ceramic-polymer hybrid one day and even though he's within his rights to want what he wants, even 10% of the billions this sort of material would make commercially would be enough....would be for me. Mind you, I'd have patented it myself.