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Thinnest (0.4nm) Carbon Nanotube Developed
A team of scientists developed the thinnest carbon nanotube ever, as slim as 0.4 nanometers in diameter. A nanometer is equal to one billionth of a meter. This is big news because it might speed up the advancement of the next-generation field emitters, precision machines, optical elements, molecular filters and artificial muscles. Imagine all the injured people that this might help.
Scientists cannot create single-walled sub-nanometer-sized nanotubes due to their instability. So Kim?s team searched for an alternative way of making them through peeling away outer layers of stable multi-walled nanotubes. Thus far, the thickness of the slimmest carbon nanotube was just over 1 nanometer. We broke through the barrier using a new idea, Kim said. Kim plans to apply for international patents on the process.
Posted by | Fri, Oct 21, 2005 - 08:40 PM
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