Log in

View Full Version : Extraordinary invention: New plastic



Winston001
12th June 2011, 22:12
Scuba Steve posted an interesting thread on a new alloy http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/138896-Never-quot-write-off-quot-backyard-tinkerers-eh?p=1130085260#post1130085260 so I thought I'd join in.

20 years ago a British inventor discovered a new plastic which could resist nuclear bombardment. Why have we never heard of it? Well, no patent because he's worried it will be ripped off. Secondly he insists on 51% ownership which industrial companies are uncomfortable with.

Is it a hoax? Don't know. The only reason I give credence to the report is because its in The Telegraph. Interesting if almost science fiction:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/5158972/Starlite-the-nuclear-blast-defying-plastic-that-could-change-the-world.html

p.dath
13th June 2011, 09:18
Patent law in several countries (including the US) does not apply to Governments.

So if the US Military wanted to use the invention they can, weather it has a patent or not.

If it really hasn't made it to production after 20 years then there is a probably a catch.