Additive manufacturing refers to the process whereby complex objects are created by joining materials layer by layer using a 3D model data guide. Having significant advantages over traditional casting ...

Chasm Advanced Materials, Inc. (CHASM), a U.S.-based leader in carbon nanotube (CNT) innovation and manufacturing, and the ...

Bayer MaterialScience has opened a large carbon nanotube (CNT) pilot facility in Leverkusen, boasting annual capacity of 200 tonnes. The company has invested €22 million in the operation located at ...

A space elevator, a technology connecting the Earth’s surface to a space station, would allow for the cost-efficient transport of people and materials. However, a very light yet strong material is ...

Tortech Nanofibres, a subsidiary of Plasan, today announces the installation of additional capacity for the manufacture of its nonwoven carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet at its manufacturing facility. This ...

(Nanowerk News) Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are known for their remarkable properties, which make them essential in many advanced technologies. Yet, creating these nanotubes efficiently ...

The team led by Dr. Joong Tark Han (front row, center) has developed a technology to produce carbon nanotubes in powder form for high dispersibility. A research team led by Dr. Joong Tark Han at the ...

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.

Carbon nanotubes have the ability to change the characteristics of known materials — their structural strength, permeability, electrical conductivity, and thermal transport — and even allow the ...

Carbon nanotube synthesis by arc discharge is a well‐established technique that leverages the high temperatures produced by an electric arc between carbon electrodes. This method generates a plasma ...

The team presents a novel approach to a conventional technique that yields CNT forests of record length: ~14 cm—7 times greater than the previous maximum. Today, a multitude of industries, including ...