Carbon Nanotubes Can't Handle a Space Elevator

According to new research, one flat could ruin the whole thing. Bummer. Alright, space elevator plans are back to square one, people. Carbon nanotubes probably aren't going to be our material solution for a space elevator, because apparently even a minuscule (read: atomic) flaw in the design dras...

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