sfzombie13 324 #1 August 19, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20050819/tc_usatoday/nanotechresearchersreportbigbreakthrough A sheet made from nanotubes, tiny carbon tubes only a few times bigger than atoms with remarkable strength and electronic properties. In today's edition of the journal Science, however, scientists from the University of Texas and Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization report the creation of industry-ready sheets of materials made from nanotubes. Nanotubes are tiny carbon tubes with remarkable strength that are only a few times wider than atoms. They can also act as the semiconductors found in modern electronics. Science The same sheet, emitting polarized light after the voltage is applied through incandescent heating. "This is fundamentally a new material," says team leader Ray Baughman of the University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson. • Self-supporting, transparent and stronger than steel or high-strength plastics, the sheets are flexible and can be heated to emit light. • A square mile of the thinnest sheets, about 2-millionths-of-an-inch thick, would weigh only about 170 pounds. • In lab tests, the sheets demonstrated solar cell capabilities, using sunlight to produce electricity. this is certainly promising._________________________________________ Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #2 August 19, 2005 Sounds pretty cool. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AdD 1 #3 August 19, 2005 We need to use this stuff as the skin on a big ass solar powered jump plane... now that would be sweet.Life is ez On the dz Every jumper's dream 3 rigs and an airstream Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #4 August 22, 2005 QuoteWe need to use this stuff as the skin on a big ass solar powered jump plane... now that would be sweet. Quote yeah but unfortunately the oil companies have a stong influence on those sort of advancements. i feel a new mainstream energy is in the horizon though this could be it? we've had the wool pulled over our eyes long enough."When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Trae 1 #5 August 22, 2005 Is this the same as Duponts floating fabric (carbon based ) that has been around for some years? This stuff will float out of your hand its so lightweight yet tough. The idea was they could use it as a photon sail for interpanetary spacecraft. Make a damn fine canopy as it'd fold into a matchbox. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Trae 1 #5 August 22, 2005 Is this the same as Duponts floating fabric (carbon based ) that has been around for some years? This stuff will float out of your hand its so lightweight yet tough. The idea was they could use it as a photon sail for interpanetary spacecraft. Make a damn fine canopy as it'd fold into a matchbox. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
