[bitwarrior]

Nanotubes. Seemed like it was all upside, the stuff we were going to be making starships out of.

[kobeya]

It will be. When we're able to manufacture them in large quantities and with few imperfections. Give it time.

[newsbinator]

Also it would be nice if accidentally inhaling them (during the manufacturing process, or in the wild) didn't directly cause cancer.

[vortico]

Yup, it hasn't gone away or stopped growing. It might be taking too long for journalists to find interest in it right now, but that has low correlation to the research effort.