Elevator to Moon

By the year 2050, you may not need a rocket to reach the Moon, just an elevator. Japanese construction firm, Obayashi Corp., announced this week that they’ll have a space elevator operational in the next 35 years or so. Fundamental to the success of such a futuristic mode of transportation are carbon nanotubes. These cylinders of carbon atoms are so small, they cannot be seen with the human eye, but their tensile strength is almost…