Carbon nanotube 'paper' stronger than steel (automotivedesignline)

[JonM]

http://www.automotivedesignline.com/news/174402376

 

 

cool.

[whap2005]

If they can produce it cheaply, it will change the world as we know it.

[ecoli]

"buckypaper" - haha that's a good name for it.

[JonM]

If they can produce it cheaply, it will change the world as we know it.

 

 

and without radiation

 

 

but nanotech is going to be cheap no matter what.... the idea is to use nanobots to assemble whatever is needed... it can't get any cheaper

[Dave]

I think it definately has the potential to change a lot of things. The one application that's sticking in my mind is making ultra-efficient aircraft; if you can substantially reduce the weight of the aircraft, then less thrust (and hence fuel) can be used to get it from A to B.

 

Let's just hope they can find a cheap way of mass-producing the stuff

[insane_alien]

thats where us chemical engineers come in . just had a lecture on producing nanotubes. nothing about largescale though.

[rakuenso]

why not just nanotube everything.. lighter is better for a lotof things

[insane_alien]

nanotubes can burn and no-one really knows what the properties will be like if you have say a wall made of nanotubes. we can mke guesses but it could be wrong.

[Sisyphus]

One step closer to a space elevator. Still, the wait is unbearable...