Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes are cylindrical carbon molecules that are 50,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair and one tenth the weight of regular carbon fiber. They can be used to as the reinforcement in carbon nanotube (CNT) polymer composites. They exhibit extraordinary strength and unique electrical properties, and are efficient conductors of heat. Carbon nanotube-based polymer nanocomposites have been used to enhance electrical conductivity, energy conversion and storage.

Researchers are Developing Nanocomposites to Battle Solar Cell Corrosion

A team of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, led by Erik Spoerke along with Texas A&M professor Jaime Grunlan, is developing nanocomposite films made from inexpensive materials as barriers...

Briggs Automotive Company Develops World’s First Car Made with Graphene

Liverpool-based Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has developed the BAC Mono – the world’s first car to feature lightweight panels made with graphene composites. BAC worked with Haydale Composite Solutions...

NREL Captures Waste Heat with Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated that carbon nanotubes have the potential to act as a thermoelectric power generator that captures and uses...

Out-Of-Oven Self-Heating Carbon Nanotubes Heat Aerospace Composites with Less Energy

Aerospace engineers at MIT have developed a carbon nanotube (CNT) film that can heat and solidify a composite without the need for massive ovens. When connected to an electrical power source, and wrapped over...

These Developments Pave the Way for New Subsurface Imaging Techniques for Carbon Nanotubes

Lightweight composite materials consisting of polymer matrices with embedded carbon nanotubes (CNTs) offer a unique combination of stiffness and strength with very high thermal and electrical conductivities,...

Juno Explores Jupiter, Protected by Composites

Space tourism to the relatively close areas of our solar system may be trending on the vacationpackage end, but a team of researchers led by NASA is pushing the boundaries of both science and location to...