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- Sabazou, on 01/26/2008, -0/+37You answered your question in the title
- Emnsta, on 01/26/2008, -0/+21I thought the current goal of the world was to use less and ultimately stop using oil and gas altogether.
- TheBigBrother, on 01/26/2008, -0/+7Couldn't nanotechnology piece together atoms to form oil from anything?
- ideaash, on 01/26/2008, -0/+5To Hell with Oil, use Nano tech to get away from oil.
- yuutomo, on 01/26/2008, -0/+5we need to stop trying to find fossil fuels and move to cutting the worldwide population down and switching to cleaner and greener ways to travel and live.
- Foodeater133, on 01/26/2008, -2/+7This only matters until we can get more efficient sources of energy. Oil is a fixed ressource and eventually we will run out no matter how much we "squeeze"
- sotopheavy, on 01/26/2008, -0/+4Talk about backwards thinking. Nanotechnology should be used to KEEP oil and gas in the ground as well as convert CO2 to clean C and O2.
- warriorscot, on 01/26/2008, -0/+4We can't not use it for several lifetimes as we use it for pretty much everything people think we most rely on oil for fuel but at a push we can make fuel different ways, plastic is what we need it for we use it in everything and we have plenty of oil to last as a very long time to manufacture these things if we have use an alternative energy source as fuel.
- SilverBlade2k, on 01/26/2008, -1/+5Hydrogen is just another way for the oil companies to screw us out of as much money as they can when oil runs dry or becomes astronomically expensive. (They arn't called 'fool cells' for nothing)
This nanotechnology is just a stall until hydrogen stations are more prominent.
But I say, ***** that, give me an electric plug-in. I won't accept anything else. - kingfoot, on 01/26/2008, -1/+4ok sure it might get a little more out from the ground but... why not go for something alternative that costs less to get, and lasts longer than current market clenching fuels, not to mention any effect we might have on the environment right now, will dissipate rather quickly.
- fearlessfx, on 01/26/2008, -0/+3but the title doesn't mention the squeezing.
- fearlessfx, on 01/26/2008, -0/+3rtfa
- Alcorr, on 01/26/2008, -3/+6Yes, but it only expediates the inevitable. That fossil fuels will run out....
Hydrogen ftw... - SongWoman, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2Since we're going to run out of oil and gas in the not too distant future, our world would be better served if the research dollars were spent on alternative forms of energy. But then the CEOs of these companies aren't interested in what happens to these limited resources after they're dead and gone.
- bdkvxd, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2not until every last penny comes out of the ground
- londubh, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2I'd also like to see nanotechnology used to sequester the carbon dioxide and rebuild mountaintops.
- shawnanigans, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2Two words.
Grey Goo. - skinjester, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2this has happened at least once before!
- ryanpoleary, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2lolz @ economist speculation.
plenty of energy tech. folks know or are saying that most of the technological innovation has been exhausted with regards to oil extraction/detection.
will likely be another case of "put more in than you get out." - derwarnochfrei, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2That is almost true for the whole world, but only to leave the rest of the oil to the Bush cronies to consume. What would Enron be without the oil?
- tehbored, on 01/26/2008, -1/+3Electricity bitches! It can be generated cleanly so hydrogen and ethanol can't compare.
- inactive, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2Off topic here... anyone know how to filter out anything with the word "scientology" or "anon"? spam's getting bad on digg..
- trainer, on 01/26/2008, -0/+2not sure if you've noticed, but we need less oil and gas and more geothermal/solar/anything else. thanks.
- maheshee11, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1It's great that an article based on nanotechnology has hit the front page!
From the article
"Another possibility with smaller-sized pores is to use magnetic nanoparticles to enhance aboveground sensing techniques, says Adams. By pumping the sensors into a rock formation, it could be possible to map the formation by detecting slight changes that the nanoparticles create in the earth's magnetic field." - inactive, on 01/26/2008, -1/+2How about we stop dicking around and make the switch to hydrogen/solar
- stklaw, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1Metal Gear jokes?
- Namli, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1It's nice they can try to get more oil and gas from the ground. But wouldn't it be better to spend their money in technologies that don't kill mother earth? Ie; wind, sun even water..
- MacEnvy, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1Centipedes? In MY vagina?
- DavidGX, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1"Wow, we've developed nano technology! Awesome! Think of the benefits to mankind!" "...can we use it to get more oil?" "...OMG.. YOU'RE A GENIUS!"
Goddamnit we suck. - bosssmiley, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1Grey Goo theory? Eric Drexler answered this question already - 20 years ago!
- mranderson86, on 01/26/2008, -1/+2Morons like you that seed the destruction of humanity
- fraglessone, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1You could easily make your own hydrogen using nothing but solar power.. I don't see any problems here..
- YellowSnowDemon, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1Nanotechnology is in this stories title...
WHERE ARE THE METAL GEAR JOKES? Fail. - rhedrick, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1If it can, then it should be outlawed.
- MacEnvy, on 01/26/2008, -1/+2I don't know who dugg you down, but they're apparently extremely naive. To think that oil reserves will NEVER run out is just plain ignorant. The only "scientists" who believe this are those who subscribe to the inorganic petroleum theory, which has been proven decidedly wrong. We WILL run out of fossil fuels someday (perhaps soon), as the replacement mechanism is far to slow to match removal.
- tehbored, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1Why bother with hydrogen? It may have some aerospace applications, but it's useless for cars.
- judicar, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1fail
- ryanpoleary, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1p.s. at least 30 to 50 years.
watch crude awakening. - Alcorr, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1Yes, slightly cleaner than hydrogen. But the problem with electricity and vehicles is that it provides very little power compared to hydrogen, and batteries are a problem (storage wise).
- onionoino, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1yeah but you forget that the not in my backyard mentality prevails world wide
- pinchduck, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1You are correct, sir. Insert veiled reference to "The Graduate"
- chorny, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1Solar panels require toxic materials. Also, how many of them are required to replace oil? How much platinum hydrogen battery will cost? It all requires more research... And too many money is wasted on weapons and stupid consumer products.
And remember there are many countries that have oil, not only Iraq. It much easier to invade another couintry than to think about ecology. - JorgeGT, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1What about nuclear fallout?
"Japanese Miracle" anyone? ;-) - onionoino, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1well there are some easy solutions to the population problems, though few of them fall into the realm of today's moral standards.
- temjrpgh, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1As soon as you see Halliburton involved you have to be skeptical of claims of progress beyond the status quo.
- bosssmiley, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1Problem with that: we don't just use oil for fuel, we also use it for plastics and all sorts of other purposes too. I imagine it'll be difficult for us to move away from using such a handy and versatile substance while there's still any left.
On the bright side nanotech and gene-tweaking have the potential to do almost anything that's physically possible. Plants that bear hydrocarbons in their fruits anyone? - bosssmiley, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1Learn to science
- darthom, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1All we have to do is stay hooked on oil until the technology comes on line to be of any use. Wow, the brilliance of it is astonishing. I am so glad I bought all those shares in Exxon, Shell and BP. Thanks, America. Thanks, science. Now, I won't have to depend on Social Security to buoy my declining years. Again, thanks.
- tehbored, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1How is that a bad thing? I personally can't wait for the robot uprising.
- funkywood, on 01/26/2008, -0/+1Yeah. I say let them pay for all this research and let them use it to extract oil. But DON'T let them patent the results.
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