The stuff is put through a strainer to remove random debris, then sucked via tubes into a vacuumsystem that blends it with other polyurethane scraps recovered from car dashboards and shipping materials.
Mr Ball said exploration over the next three years would establish whether a system to vacuum up the nodules could be designed to cause minimal impact.
But human rights activists say it is the government that turns a blind eye to tribal justice where federal law should apply because it fills a vacuum formed by an already bogged down system.
However, the jammer currently being used was designed in the era of vacuum tubes, so a competition has been launched to develop a system with more power, precision and versatility.
Both candidates also recognize that fixing Medicare cannot be done in a vacuum and must part of an overall change to the health care system at large, but that's where they part company.
All that was needed to make a mechanical energy-storage system was a good enough rotational seal, so the flywheel could spin freely inside a vacuum chamber with no air resistance.