Gold's nice. Can they do copper? You could re-charge your iphone with your shirt. Just as useful as Aracon (a du-pont fiber) but cheaper to produce.
Jason On Jan 20, 10:56 am, drllau <drlawrence...@gmail.com> wrote: > For those who believe sheep outvote mere humans in NZ, I'm rather > tickled during my technology scouting to find that nanotech has found > a niche play. An acadmic has discovered a way to meld GOLD to pure > merino wool. Tiny nanoparticles are bonded to the sulphur bonds on the > protein fibre, creating a range of gorgeous (totally) natural colors > (no dyes). > > There has always been some sguprises that come out of NZ. For example, > the mega biopharma GSK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlaxoSmithKline) > was a merger of a NZ firm (inspired by Joseph Nathan) specialising in > milk powder, along with US group. This shows how a product line can > become a business and in turn expand into an entire worldwide > enterprise. > > A question was asked a while back whether lack of capital gains help > or hinder NZ startups. From talking with people. capital gains is only > a minor component, the chief complaint is the crowding out by govt > crown enterprises (note the lack of recent NZ listings) and the fact > that the govt takes up over 1/3rd of the economy driving up the cost > of borrowing. Whilst a nanny state may be of great comfort to widows > and single mothers, regulatory overheads discourages investment into > innovative enterprises as it is less risky to negative gear and punt > on property. > > Hence the golden fleece which is attracting great attention from the > high-end fashion crowd in London and NY (italian company keen on > spinning the luxury gold wool for LV and Armani) can't even get a > 1.8Million (~ 1.4M AUD) investment from their govt commercialisation > body. On the other hand, it shows that hightech, when applied to an > existing industry base (as MimCom did for AU mining industry) does > have the potential to hit a boundary, or even occasioally an out of > stadium 6 like GSK. > > Lawrencehttp://nz.linkedin.com/in/drllau -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
