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grammydjb1

11-9-2007 10:55 PM

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11-10-2007 4:36 AM

Amergin

I believe it is also going to be used to clean up pollution in our rivers.

11-10-2007 6:01 AM

pokkets

Seems like the sort of building material they could use in air travel, or space flight. The lighter, and stronger the better. I wondered when I saw the clip whether it could conduct electricity. They might need gold filaments,

11-10-2007 10:53 AM

grammydjb1

Amazing what science has accomplished in the last 100 years-from 0 to million!

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