voidxMA to FuturologyEnglish · 3 days agoDiamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in just 15 minuteswww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down16cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netscience@mander.xyztechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoJust a thought, but could these tiny diamonds be used to coat the surface of car tires to lower the amount of micro plastics they emit?
minus-squarechaosCruiserlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 days agoThe softer material will be chewed to pieces by the harder one. How much are you willing to spend on road maintenance?
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoJust cover the road in diamonds, easy. Or, as a more realistic approach, enhance railway infrastructure to minimise the need for cars.
minus-square3ntranced@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI keep saying it, big, orange, hot wheels tracks.
minus-squarechaosCruiserlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoRail transport is the way to go. Hands down, my favorite way to travel.
Just a thought, but could these tiny diamonds be used to coat the surface of car tires to lower the amount of micro plastics they emit?
The softer material will be chewed to pieces by the harder one. How much are you willing to spend on road maintenance?
Just cover the road in diamonds, easy. Or, as a more realistic approach, enhance railway infrastructure to minimise the need for cars.
I keep saying it, big, orange, hot wheels tracks.
Rail transport is the way to go. Hands down, my favorite way to travel.