Researchers have created the first-ever technology to produce highly dispersible carbon nanotube (CNT) powder. The innovation simplifies its application in eco-friendly dry processing for secondary ...

(Nanowerk News) Reducing the environmental impact caused by plastics can be addressed through different strategies, such as the manufacture of more durable plastics or recycling. In general, there are ...

This video explores carbon nanotubes (CNT), extraordinary materials that are 100 times stronger than steel and four times lighter. Their conductive and biocompatible properties present promising ...

Chemical and nanoengineers at Rice University have become the first team to create long (hundreds of meters), macroscopic, mass-producible carbon nanotube thread. This thread is about the thickness of ...

Carbon nanotubes have emerged as a material of exceptional interest in both fundamental research and applied science, owing to their distinctive optical and electronic characteristics. Their quasi-one ...

The newest Airbus and Boeing passenger jets flying today are made primarily from advanced composite materials such as carbon fiber reinforced plastic — extremely light, durable materials that reduce ...

A new form of carbon, dubbed carbyne, is stronger and stiffer than any known material. In fact, carbyne is about two times stronger than graphene and carbon nanotubes, which until now were the ...

Real-time microscopy and AI reveal how atomic wetting controls tin oxide nanowire growth inside carbon nanotubes, uncovering ...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have garnered attention as a viable solution for hydrogen storage due to their unique structural properties. Recent advancements, including the doping and incorporation of ...