Enlight Earth LLC and Eric Arakawa Designs bring you the world’s first carbon nanotube surfboard. This board was hand shaped and uses single wall carbon nanotube infused Epoxy making it one of the strongest and lightest surfboards in the world. Nano technology is definitely the wave of the future; the best phrase to describe the amazing abilities of  NANO is “Surface Area”. These particles are so small that they have many times the surface area of regular particles, being that surface area is far greater it allows for a lot more electro-chemical reaction, which can make a small wrist watch battery have the power of multiple 9 volt batteries and a bonding area which can be used to fill in the gaps for amazing structural strength. A quick comparison of the tensile strength of different materials will show that Nano materials far exceed the strength of anything known to man…

Structural strength examples:
Aluminum alloy        Strength (Mpa)  600
Steel                Strength (Mpa)  2,000
Silicone Carbide        Strength (Mpa)  3,440
Carbon Fiber (AS4)        Strength (Mpa)  4,300
Carbon Nanotube        Strength (Mpa)  62,000

check out more info http://www.ericarakawasurfboards.com/

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I really hope this is a hoax…

Quiksilver Europe has announced a partnership with Orange, the key brand of France Telecom,  for a capped mobile plan and phone package aimed at 15-18 year olds. Starting at EUR 22 per month on a two-year contract, the Zap 1h30 plan includes unlimited SMS and MMS to all operators.

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Nicholas Mohnacky started shaping surfboards in 2004 during college and after a short stint in California, he’s back on the East Coast in South Florida, and has announced the launch of a new company, Enoch Surfboards. Mohnacky says he understands the risk of starting a business in the current economy but is prepared to embrace the recession and provide the East Coast with surfboards. In a recent press release Mohnacky stated: “Enoch Surfboard’s aim is to saturate the East and West coasts of Florida by being visible and being relevant.”

For more information on Enoch Surfboards check out www.enochboards.com.

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