'Shish kebab' structure provides improved form of 'buckypaper'
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 15:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists are reporting development of a new form of buckypaper, which eliminates a major drawback of these sheets of carbon nanotubes -- 50,000 times thinner than a human hair, 10 times lighter than steel, but up to 250 times stronger -- with potential uses ranging from body armor to next-generation batteries.