OptimisticCynic

Tanks are generally expensive to construct. There are some examples of compressed air storage in caverns. http://energystorage.org/compressed-air-energy-storage-caes On a small scale, wind directly pumping water to a high tank for later use in a micro hydroelectric turbine generator system seems more economically feasible to me. This would be easier for sections of cities that are built on hilly ground. What is problematic is that developers prefer to build on flatter areas. What does this have to do with Earth Science?

Here is an entertaining application: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_On_A_Long_Thin_Wire

I suspect that the results can be explained much more simply. It is known that different crystalline structures of the same element have different properties. The use of light of specific wavelengths to manipulate the energy levels of electrons has been done. The manipulation of electron energy levels can change the type of crystal structure formed by the excited material(s). Precise adjustment of the electron orbitals can change the probability of specific types of crystals forming. This adjustment of electron orbitals may also change the angles at which chemical bonds form, or fold a protein, or break apart a molecule. I've seen this in other fields too, where promising discoveries get saddled with bad theories. When too much attention is focused on the theory, the actual discovery may be forgotten. In this case, wasn't the original discovery a method for manipulating certain properties of specific materials? I apologize in advance if this speculation is out of order. I am new to this forum.