tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post6809939251889113249..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Tantalizing Story Line - Serious Shortage of DetailsSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-82679356902602544202018-08-15T09:54:30.943-04:002018-08-15T09:54:30.943-04:00I suspect it took a lot of work to get that 5 gram...I suspect it took a lot of work to get that 5 grams, which still has to be refined before it is useful....<br />My guess on why you hear different numbers for the concentration of gold in seawater (or any other element) is that the concentration varies depending on where the water is from that is being examined. Seawater is not uniform even in it's salinity, so I'm sure it varies in elemental content elsewhere also.Jonathan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476185257203343474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-86378725440171988722018-08-08T22:38:21.654-04:002018-08-08T22:38:21.654-04:00This has the potential for several uses, not just ...This has the potential for several uses, not just extracting uranium from sea water. This could be a low cost method to recycle so-called "spent fuel" which typically contains 30 to 50% of the original uranium with the advantage that it is already enriched. May be useful for cleaning up tailing from uranium mines. Also it might enable extracting uranium from ore mined for other minerals, but still containing uranium, just not in high enough concentration to be worth recovering.Nuke Road Warriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122662466990452477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-82642413064593718912018-08-07T10:58:53.602-04:002018-08-07T10:58:53.602-04:00Oh, I was sure that's what it was. They'r...Oh, I was sure that's what it was. They're not going to tell you the proprietary treatment they use on the yarn, but it' still interesting. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-8303200290839903952018-08-07T09:02:35.234-04:002018-08-07T09:02:35.234-04:00The article may be missing details because they ar...The article may be missing details because they are considered proprietary or sensitive. With respect to the latter, I worked in aerospaceand know that some subjects while not overtly classified were considered sensitive and could not be published. Who would want a bad actor state to have this technology?BillBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593147581583316765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-17056736500954861842018-08-06T20:42:22.612-04:002018-08-06T20:42:22.612-04:00Obviously, access to seawater now must be closely ...Obviously, access to seawater now must be closely regulated.<br /><br />Next up, the 3D printed "special physics package."<br />Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075903551422300106noreply@blogger.com