[NewCandle] Invasion of the Nanosquiddies

[Nick Reiter]

Hi Keith, 

Thanks for posting das pics.  Aluminocalimari.  Tomorrow will tell more tales.  The hydrolysis bubbling has pretty much diminished to zero, and in the AM, I will pull a foil roll, slice into it laterally, and get some pics and EDS.  We will see if the squid forms are now piled deep, or if the surface of the foil is eroded with just the usual dendritic rough crystalline glaze of Al2O3.

If the squid forms are gone or dissolved, then it will definitely have to be an experiment I will closely monitor next time, probably with a smaller sample size.

n


--- On Thu, 2/5/09, Keith Nagel <NewCandleAdmin at ipdiscover.com> wrote:

> From: Keith Nagel <NewCandleAdmin at ipdiscover.com>
> Subject: Re: [NewCandle] Invasion of the Nanosquiddies
> To: "New energy for the new world." <newcandle at ipdiscover.com>
> Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009, 1:39 PM
> Hey Nick et al,
> 
> Here's a link to the pics of the organo-metallic
> squids.
> 
> http://www.kpnconsulting.com/newcandle/download/nick5.htm
> 
> I think you're cheating; if you start in with the
> carbon
> and the nitrogen then you're end up just making the
> ordinary form
> of life and we all know about that (grin).
> 
> But seriously, that's pretty remarkable.
> 
> I'll hazard a guess and suggest that the
> aluminum/iodine/carbon/potassium compound plates
> out at a voltage close to the hydrogen. During
> growth I would imagine those legs sticking out into
> the electrolyte, waving in the flow as deposition
> occurs. You can see "baby squids" in the
> background
> that have yet to fully grow out.
> 
> As far as prior art, I am not sure, but what you have
> is a nice nanowire that may in fact have some industrial
> uses.
> You might check that literature just to see what's
> been accomplished with other materials. Those wires look
> long and flexible,
> and
> clearly they're conductive enough to allow for further
> growth at the tip.
> 
> Thanks for sharing the results! Can you grow and separate
> the
> wires sufficient to form a tangible pile of the stuff?
> 
> K.
>