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Starting a new venture has never been easy, but the current economic
climate presents some special challenges and, perhaps, some unique
opportunities. Astrophysicist Bryan Laubscher is passionate
about something called the space elevator. It's not science fiction,
but a serious proposal to get things into space without using a rocket.
For the project to work, you need cable that is ultralight and
extremely strong. Laubscher believes the answer lies in carbon
nanotubes. Working from the spare bedroom of his Seattle-area
home, he is hoping to turn carbon-based material -so small you can't see it - into high-strength thread for industrial use. "I am
looking at these scientific curiosities and saying we can take that and
make something people will actually buy," he says. Laubscher the scientist has become Laubscher the entrepreneur.
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