Oil continues its slippery slide...blahblahblah, DanS?

[TCO]

Originally posted by fdgfx


Humans controlling each molecule where to go. We are not there yet, but close. Once the semiconductor industry starts processing sub 10nm features (they are at 45nm currently), commercialization of nanotechnology will begin.

Please be a little more optimistic about the future.

No. Self-assembly means that the molecules SELF ASSEMBLE. Dumb****.

[notyoueither]

Surgery seems to have brightened your disposition.

[TCO]

What's your tiger munching on?

[fdgfx]

Originally posted by TCO


No. Self-assembly means that the molecules SELF ASSEMBLE. Dumb****.

Why the hostility? Are you a microbiologist, a chemist, or an expert in the fields of nanotechnology?

Molecular Self Assembly is not about molecules finding their own positions just by random. It's us humans who provide the conditions and environments so that molecules will behave in a way we wanted.

For example, surface chemistry is a very important field today. To study the materials such as DNA or proteins, they have to be immobilized on some surfaces first. To do that, many researchers tried to treat gold surfaces with Thiol layers so that DNAs will firmly bind there. Here the DNAs do "self-assemble" on a gold surface, but it would not happen if there are no human interventions.

The bottom line is, the dramatic advances in new technologies will very quickly replacing many ways we used to synthesize materials such as plastics. There is nothing magic about it, it just means humans understand better how the nature works.

[DanS]

Are you a microbiologist, a chemist, or an expert in the fields of nanotechnology?

[pchang]

speaking of which, why is that people with no connection to the field think they know more about this than someone who did research in oil extraction as a Chem E (me) and someone whose family works in the field (DanS)?

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by fdgfx


Why the hostility? Are you a microbiologist, a chemist, or an expert in the fields of nanotechnology?

If you insult him some more and he ignore-lists you there might be some hope for this one yet, Mr P

[KrazyHorse]

Though he does seem a bit long on pie in the sky and a bit short on nuts and bolts....

[KrazyHorse]

Oh, and as to the point of this thread: 60$ oil

[Odin]

TCO hasn't changed a bit.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by TCO
What's your tiger munching on?

Santa Claus, I think. That's what you get when you ask a Commie for help with a Christmas avatar.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Moral Hazard
(aside)
It really bugs me when various talking heads on CNBC state that high oil prices aren't doing much too the economy. While true that it isn't hurting most businesses to the degree that they thought it would. It does hurt the consumer and of course isn't even mentioned much because it isn't part of the core CPI.

Once you combine high oil prices with high interest rates there will be a significant effect. Interest rates didn't increase last year for some reason. This year they probably will unless we are in another new economy and things are not as they seem again.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Kidicious
This year they probably will unless we are in another new economy and things are not as they seem again.

Is this just a nice way of saying "Unless we don't know what the hell we're talking about again"?

[DanS]

Apparently, nobody wants to argue with me anymore.

Do I have the last word?

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Kidicious


Increases in oil prices is like a tax.

Why? it's profit?