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**15Praxanant** · 10-22-2009, 06:52 AM

http://blogs.discovery.com/space_dis...-on-earth.html

Quite interesting article, it has a lot of potential if he can make it absorb light.

**HornyMolly** · 10-22-2009, 07:10 AM

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STOP POSTING SERIOUS **** IN THE VENT.

**Yfclciak** · 10-22-2009, 07:21 AM

intresting

but doesnt belong in vent

**alecoplesosse** · 10-23-2009, 06:03 AM

"Yay, we've got a Black Hole! Huh? Oh shi-"

There goes the neighborhood.

**arrendabomnem** · 10-28-2009, 04:12 AM

I'll be following this closely. I love me crazy black hole crap.

And Science in general, although I prefer Chemistry to my Physics.

**Lxbsvksl** · 10-28-2009, 04:13 AM

Black holes always confused me. Such a paradox...

**arrendabomnem** · 10-28-2009, 04:17 AM

Black holes always confused me. Such a paradox...

What's so confusing? They just gulp up everything and they're what creates the image of galaxies. They're ****ing awesome!

**Lxbsvksl** · 10-28-2009, 04:18 AM

They move things into a point of singularity, if I'm right.

Am I?

**geasurpacerma** · 11-01-2009, 09:19 PM

That is the currently accepted theory, yes.

**bahrain41** · 11-02-2009, 12:14 AM

Black Holes are fun and if possible I want to control them in the future. :3

**TerriLS** · 11-02-2009, 12:33 AM

^-^ Hey, I remember reading this.

Yeah, it actually has NOTHING to do with Black Holes. You do NOT have to worry about the world ending; save those concerns for the Large Hadron Collider.

What they're referring to is actually just a material designed in such a way that it's extremely efficient in absorbing light; I believe so much so that it's able to absorb and disperse as heat nearly every type of light in the spectrum. Because of this ability, it has an incredible potential to be used both for radiation shielding and power generation in solar cells.

Great stuff, really. There have been so many amazing advances in material sciences, from materials able to bend light around them (see: invisibility cloak), to single atom thick graphene that could potentially yeild zero electrical resistance (speeding it up and decreasing the amount of heat given off by high end consumer electronics by an insane degree). It's really neat ^-^

**geasurpacerma** · 11-02-2009, 03:52 AM

You said it, Chris.

And how about that cool translucent stuff that's solid but its made of like 99% oxygen.

The stuff they can do with the table of elements is amazing.

**comprar-espana** · 11-02-2009, 08:48 PM

http://blogs.discovery.com/space_dis...-on-earth.html

Quite interesting article, it has a lot of potential if he can make it absorb light.

Wow. Didn't ever think it could be done... :O

**Hftqdxpm** · 11-02-2009, 09:25 PM

As I know it, a black hole is indeed an object that has been so compressed by it's own mass, that it has actually become a singularity. A singularity is an object which has been compressed so much, that it has become impossible to compress it down any further. It's like cutting an apple in half, then quarters, then 1/16s and keep halving it until it cannot be halved. That is a singularity, and it has an infinite mass. For something to be compressed to such a level, such as the singularity, an infinite amount of time has to be passed. Only if you compress something an infinite amount of times, can you reach the state of a singularity. This is perhaps a black hole, and such objects usually arise from expired stars that have collapsed into their own gravities (supernovae). This is why Einstein imagined gravity to be like a trampoline (curvature of space and time). Imagine an object with a mass that is infinite (or close to it) has been placed on the trampoline (curvature of space and time). You'd expect objects to make their way towards the center of the curve. This is what causes or Milky Way galaxy to be spiral-shaped. We should be glad that gravity is a weaker force.

Here is something to consider. As we all know, one of the laws of thermodynamics, called the Universal Law of Conservation, stated that energy cannot be created, nor can it be destroyed. It can only be changed to another form. Just know that the black hole does not destroy matter in any way, it just uses it as a form of energy, and that energy remains within the universe.

As * Chris. said above, the singularity-centric (infinite time and mass) black holes have little to do with the article. This device actually absorbs photons and changes their form, therefore it is a form of black hole, but not to be confused with a singularity.

**NarunapyCalry** · 11-07-2009, 07:24 AM

sexy...

10-22-2009, 06:52 AM	#1
15Praxanant Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	"Black Hole" to become super-effective suncells... http://blogs.discovery.com/space_dis...-on-earth.html Quite interesting article, it has a lot of potential if he can make it absorb light. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-28-2009, 04:12 AM	#5
arrendabomnem Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 395 Senior Member	I'll be following this closely. I love me crazy black hole crap. And Science in general, although I prefer Chemistry to my Physics. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Lxbsvksl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 472 Senior Member	Black holes always confused me. Such a paradox... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-28-2009, 04:17 AM	#7
arrendabomnem Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 395 Senior Member	Black holes always confused me. Such a paradox... What's so confusing? They just gulp up everything and they're what creates the image of galaxies. They're ****ing awesome! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-28-2009, 04:18 AM	#8
Lxbsvksl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 472 Senior Member	They move things into a point of singularity, if I'm right. Am I? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-01-2009, 09:19 PM	#9
geasurpacerma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 325 Senior Member	That is the currently accepted theory, yes. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-02-2009, 12:14 AM	#10
bahrain41 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	Black Holes are fun and if possible I want to control them in the future. :3 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-02-2009, 12:33 AM	#11
TerriLS Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 657 Senior Member	^-^ Hey, I remember reading this. Yeah, it actually has NOTHING to do with Black Holes. You do NOT have to worry about the world ending; save those concerns for the Large Hadron Collider. What they're referring to is actually just a material designed in such a way that it's extremely efficient in absorbing light; I believe so much so that it's able to absorb and disperse as heat nearly every type of light in the spectrum. Because of this ability, it has an incredible potential to be used both for radiation shielding and power generation in solar cells. Great stuff, really. There have been so many amazing advances in material sciences, from materials able to bend light around them (see: invisibility cloak), to single atom thick graphene that could potentially yeild zero electrical resistance (speeding it up and decreasing the amount of heat given off by high end consumer electronics by an insane degree). It's really neat ^-^ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-02-2009, 03:52 AM	#12
geasurpacerma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 325 Senior Member	You said it, Chris. And how about that cool translucent stuff that's solid but its made of like 99% oxygen. The stuff they can do with the table of elements is amazing. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-02-2009, 08:48 PM	#13
comprar-espana Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	http://blogs.discovery.com/space_dis...-on-earth.html Quite interesting article, it has a lot of potential if he can make it absorb light. Wow. Didn't ever think it could be done... :O Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-02-2009, 09:25 PM	#14
Hftqdxpm Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 450 Senior Member	As I know it, a black hole is indeed an object that has been so compressed by it's own mass, that it has actually become a singularity. A singularity is an object which has been compressed so much, that it has become impossible to compress it down any further. It's like cutting an apple in half, then quarters, then 1/16s and keep halving it until it cannot be halved. That is a singularity, and it has an infinite mass. For something to be compressed to such a level, such as the singularity, an infinite amount of time has to be passed. Only if you compress something an infinite amount of times, can you reach the state of a singularity. This is perhaps a black hole, and such objects usually arise from expired stars that have collapsed into their own gravities (supernovae). This is why Einstein imagined gravity to be like a trampoline (curvature of space and time). Imagine an object with a mass that is infinite (or close to it) has been placed on the trampoline (curvature of space and time). You'd expect objects to make their way towards the center of the curve. This is what causes or Milky Way galaxy to be spiral-shaped. We should be glad that gravity is a weaker force. Here is something to consider. As we all know, one of the laws of thermodynamics, called the Universal Law of Conservation, stated that energy cannot be created, nor can it be destroyed. It can only be changed to another form. Just know that the black hole does not destroy matter in any way, it just uses it as a form of energy, and that energy remains within the universe. As * Chris. said above, the singularity-centric (infinite time and mass) black holes have little to do with the article. This device actually absorbs photons and changes their form, therefore it is a form of black hole, but not to be confused with a singularity. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-07-2009, 07:24 AM	#15
NarunapyCalry Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 383 Senior Member	sexy... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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