The transparent nanoribbon just keeps on growing.
A high voltage heats a nanotube sheet until it glows like a light bulb filament.
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Behold the works of free men! This could change the world, folks. The potential applications of this stuff boggle the mind.
Keep an eye on the stocks of any company that invests in this technology.
To: KevinDavis
Since this material might lead to radical advances in aerospace applications, this seems Space Ping-worthy.
2 posted on
08/19/2005 9:47:37 PM PDT by
FierceDraka
(The Democratic Party - Aiding and Abetting The Enemies of America Since 1968)
To: FierceDraka
Nanotubes continue to amaze me. This, combined with micro LEDs will lead to some really cool technology.
3 posted on
08/19/2005 9:53:24 PM PDT by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: FierceDraka
"This could change the world, folks."It WILL change the world.
4 posted on
08/19/2005 9:53:51 PM PDT by
endthematrix
("an ominous vacancy"...I mean, JOHN ROBERTS now fills this space!)
To: FierceDraka
And since bending does not change the electrical properties of the nanotubes they could be used to carry current in a 'rollable TV screen', something that has long been promised by nanotechnologists. Say hello to the "Predator Suit" adaptive camouflage for men and machines.
So9
8 posted on
08/19/2005 10:48:53 PM PDT by
Servant of the 9
(Those Poor Poor Rubber Cows)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; FairOpinion
9 posted on
08/20/2005 11:06:56 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Down with Dhimmicrats! I last updated by FR profile on Sunday, August 14, 2005.)
Fullerene Nanotubes: C1,000,000 and Beyond
Metal or Semiconductor?
http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/28780/page/7
"In these tests both metallic and nonmetallic nanotubes have been found, illustrating the profound sensitivity of the electrical properties to the geometry of a specific tube. However, none of the nanotubes showed an increase in resistance with temperature, a classic attribute of a metal, obscured probably by the multiwall structure and the possible presence of defects. The synthesis of single-wall armchair nanotubes provided a way out of this uncertainty. Their resistivity grows with heat, as it does for all the metal pieces in our home appliances and electric bulbs."
10 posted on
08/20/2005 11:40:42 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Down with Dhimmicrats! I last updated by FR profile on Sunday, August 14, 2005.)
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11 posted on
08/21/2005 6:29:29 PM PDT by
KevinDavis
(the space/future belongs to the eagles --> http://www.cafepress.com/kevinspace1)
To: FierceDraka
14 posted on
08/22/2005 3:48:50 AM PDT by
Arkie2
(No, I never voted for Bill Clinton. I don't plan on voting Republican again!)
To: FierceDraka
YES!!!
15 posted on
08/22/2005 4:30:01 AM PDT by
King Prout
(and the Clinton Legacy continues: like Herpes, it is a gift that keeps on giving.)
To: PatrickHenry
you DO want to see this.
first, the applications possibilities are staggering
second, that there is such a thing as a "sweet-spot" allowing for such organization might have biochemical implications
16 posted on
08/22/2005 4:39:17 AM PDT by
King Prout
(and the Clinton Legacy continues: like Herpes, it is a gift that keeps on giving.)
To: FierceDraka
This should speed up the deployment of Skynet. :-)
18 posted on
08/22/2005 7:48:01 AM PDT by
Rebelbase
("Run Hillary Run" bumper stickers. Liberals place on rear bumper, conservatives put on front bumper)
To: Conspiracy Guy; Darksheare; Dead Corpse; NicknamedBob; concretebob
ping
(buckminster) fullerene tubes in flat sheet form.
I wonder if anyone is playing with its armoring potentials yet?
20 posted on
08/22/2005 7:57:01 AM PDT by
King Prout
(and the Clinton Legacy continues: like Herpes, it is a gift that keeps on giving.)
To: FierceDraka
Art Bell was talking about this last night. Also space elevators, power satellites, and space mining.
21 posted on
08/22/2005 7:57:51 AM PDT by
RightWhale
(Withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and open the Land Office)
To: FierceDraka
re: invests...
The U of SC (that's not Southern California) is gearing up for a big nano push, thanks to a handsome grant.
Wish the big noisemakers about investing in Embryonic Stem Cells could send the money, instead, into nano.
33 posted on
08/22/2005 10:55:45 AM PDT by
Mamzelle
To: FierceDraka
To: FierceDraka
It's rare to see a revolutionary technology in its infancy and see it for what it can be. I think this may be one, like silicon semiconductors, transistors and fiber optics.
For those registered:
Sciencenews.org "Nanotube carpet mimics gecko feet" - just another way to look at 'em.
36 posted on
08/22/2005 12:22:59 PM PDT by
furball4paws
(One of the last Evil Geniuses, or the first of their return.)
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