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1) As a colloid added to motor oil, it wasn't a 'new' idea.
2) 'Friction modifiers' weren't a 'new' idea.
3) According to TEXACO, 'boron' had been in use in motor oils since at least 1973.
4) Reducing boundary lubrication region and mixed-film lubrication region friction wasn't novel.
5) 'Nano-particles' weren't a 'new' idea.
6) 'Boron-nano particles were an 'idea'
- a conceptual construct
- which can be 'patented'
- It doesn't mean that it's a 'thing'.
7) as of 1994, Dr. Erdemir stated that Argonne's work still faced a 'dozen environmental' test hurdles, and a dozen 'safety' hurdles, that he thought might be resolved within two years ( 1996 ).
8) The 1994 US PATENT represented a 'work in progress ', not a 'proven' scientific breakthrough.