New Threadlike Carbon Nanotube Fiber Unveiled

Posted by samzenpus on Monday January 14, 2013 @04:42AM from the threads-that-bind dept.

Zothecula writes "At about 100 times the strength of steel and a sixth the weight, with impressive electrical conductive properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have promised much since their discovery in 1991. The problem has been translating their impressive nanoscale properties into real-world applications on the macro scale. Researchers have now unveiled a new CNT fiber that conducts heat and electricity like a metal wire, is very strong like carbon fiber, and is flexible like a textile thread."

Slashdot Mirror

New Threadlike Carbon Nanotube Fiber Unveiled

1 of 171 comments (clear)