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- futurology@futurology.today
20yrs later you need a new foundation…probably. I didn’t read the article at all
Yeah, a friend had their basement cement cut and repaired to fix a sewage line. I can’t imagine how much more expensive that would be if they had to worry about the entire basement floor immolating when cut.
I would imagine a production version of this would have predefined cut lines to pull a chunk out for working on stuff in or under the foundation
Sounds great, I can’t wait to never hear about it ever again because that’s what happens every time something amazing like this gets an article.
On a laboratory bench in Cambridge, Massachusetts
For now, the concrete supercapacitor can store a little under 300 watt-hours per cubic metre
OK then, so this is incredibly far from being near any real world application
Article mentions making roads with this stuff and wirelessly recharging cars as they drive on it. Beware the wankery folks, my BS radar is going off.