Actually come to think of it you got a paper or anything similar?

This changes my understanding. I always thought part of the reason why nuclear wasn't used was because of difficulty of refining fuel.

So... You don't need to refine material to get nuclear reactors?

Wow. I did not know that. So by adding graphite, the hurdles with using normal uranium can be overcome?

>The graphite tips were key to getting an RBMK to operate without either enriched uranium (expensive) or a fancy moderator (heavy water, likewise expensive.)

Wait a moment. Where's the source on this?

You know the surprising thing I learned today is that reactors can work without enriched fuel. I thought all reactors needed enriched fuel before they can work.

OK, I've read the thing. I don't think this is going to work. The REE's are going to have to rise to a really high level before this is economical.

>The authors found that an uncharacterized new species of Nostoc had the highest capacity for biosorption of ions of these four REEs from aqueous solutions, with efficiencies between 84.2 and 91.5 mg per g biomass, while Scytonema hyalinum had the lowest efficiency at 15.5 to 21.2 mg per g.

So from the start there's not a lot of good yields to begin with. Higher than parts per million, but seeing as its REE, no surprises there.

>Also efficient were Synechococcus elongates, Desmonostoc muscorum, Calothrix brevissima, and an uncharacterized new species of Komarekiella. Biosorption was found to depend strongly on acidity: it was highest at a pH of between five and six, and decreased steadily in more acid solutions.

Due to several aspects of minerals, how they mine things, and the sulfur inside the rocks, most of the mining tailings are acidic instead of alkaline. In other words, if you want the higher levels of biosorption, you're going to have to chemically treat the tailings before you can get them. In fact, there's a whole spectrum of acidities and alkalinities that they're going to be using. Meaning this process probably fails.

>The process was most efficient when there was no "competition" for the biosorption surface on the cyanobacteria biomass from positive ions of other, non-REE metals such as zinc, lead, nickel, or aluminum.

Have these guys ever looked into a mine tailing or factory waste? It's chock full of random non-REE metal ions. This means that yeah, you're going to have to extract and flter that mine tailing before you can get the REEs efficiently.

The only reason why bioremediation and biosorption of the waste is loved so much is because bacteria are self-replicating and frankly don't really give a shit if you throw them into a toxic dump. They're still happy to turn those heavy metals into less dangerous types or break down cyanide or absorb the cadmium into their chitin structure. Other forms of cleanup have problems due to how spread out things are and how large the volume of water is. But if you're trying to run a business that involves extracting the stuff for money, that means you have to pre-treat the stuff before it gets to you, usually chemically. And that costs a lot.

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This is the actual article: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1130939/full

Hmph. Weird. I'm fairly sure I saw something similar 3 years ago when doing a paper on bioremediation. It's nice but living creatures are finicky. In all likelihood it won't be economical

I wonder how it's even taught.

You can train rats with food and heroin. How'd you punish or reward a bunch of nerves? How'd you even be sure it can interpret data correctly?

Yeah. Really? Moving fast enough and a weird wing shape means you can fly?

Nonsense.

Just because you're cynical doesn't mean you're correct. Come on. Find a cure that's been suppressed

That's right. Because your statement is stupid.

But there's an entire new cure for hepatitis which didn't exist before, and there's also the cure for many bacterial diseases like penicillin or streptomycin. And many preventative ones, like the polio vaccine.

...... Wow, you're basically exhibit A of an armchair scientist Redditor. Someone who doesn't know anything, doesn't track the current zietgeist, and speaks as if he's been studying this for decades.

Damn. And now we can make artificial diamonds. I wonder if we can make something even bigger. Just for laughs

If you want to go for a long-scale discussion on the various effectiveness (or not) of different nerve surgeries for varying conditions, there is a place for it. Like in NCBI or r/askscience

Ok

Peripheral vs central nervous system. Damaged hands can be fixed. Damaged spines can't.

Yeah. But the entire opioid issue is done by American pharmaceuticals to begin with. So that's less Chinese intelligence and more American stupidity

Were you one of the ones who watched the Samsung and south Korea thing by Wendover?