tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1317706527004103763..comments2024-03-28T18:32:43.699-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Of space travel and ancient potteryPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-20644399032277411792012-01-08T06:31:45.520-06:002012-01-08T06:31:45.520-06:00Actually it isn't a stretch at all to go from ...Actually it isn't a stretch at all to go from looking at pigments that are stable in the heat of a ceramic kiln for application protecting craft from the heat of re-entry.SordidPandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657526230826604643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52007618957287885822012-01-02T16:54:47.621-06:002012-01-02T16:54:47.621-06:00Ok everybody! Listen up! The so-called ceramic til...Ok everybody! Listen up! The so-called ceramic tiles found on the outside of the Space Shuttle was actually "foam glass". Denser for "heat load bearing areas", less dense for non-load bearing areas. This was an exceptionally light weight material (foam glass), if it were a true ceramic like a plate, the space shuttle never would have gotten off the launch pad.---MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-10280842631700539672012-01-02T14:32:45.447-06:002012-01-02T14:32:45.447-06:00That is what 'interdisciplinary' and '...That is what 'interdisciplinary' and 'liberal arts' ought to mean...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69611222783714279472012-01-02T14:22:10.825-06:002012-01-02T14:22:10.825-06:00Of course, some of the Republican Party would like...Of course, some of the Republican Party would like to do away with or at least cripple the NSF (Joe Walsh, R-Il, Rand Paul. You can never tell what research will lead to something really exciting. Something that sounds really silly may lead to something amazing. The examples (do your own research) are almost limitless.BCFD36https://www.blogger.com/profile/02592639885381594092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57655284968353842802012-01-02T11:14:57.008-06:002012-01-02T11:14:57.008-06:00One never knows what paths science will take these...One never knows what paths science will take these days... When we use algae to eat oil, who knows!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com