An efficient process makes it possible to spin kilometer-long yarns of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are attractive for a multitude of technological and life science applications because ...
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Materials engineers are keen to exploit the outstanding mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for applications in fibers, composites, fabrics and other larger-scale ...
Despite their immense potential, the road to translating the superlative properties of individual carbon nanotubes into high-performance macroscopic fibers and yarns has been fraught with challenges.