Nanotechnology may achievements of the space elevator

As the development of nanotechnology, has never been only in science fiction world of "space elevator" could become a reality. A research group has been established in Japan, the first "space elevator" meeting will also be held in Japan in November this year.
The "space elevator" is actually the ground from 36,000 km away from the geostationary satellites dangled a rope to the ground, and built along the ropes and from the elevator between Earth and space-type spacecraft