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Lappeenranta University of Technology Develops Electrical Motor Using Carbon Nanotube Yarn

Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) introduces the first electrical motor applying carbon nanotube yarn. The material replaces copper wires in windings. The motor is a step towards lightweight, efficient electric drives. Its output power is 40 W and rotation speed 15000 rpm.

15 Oct 2014

Expanding Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Capacity

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 will more than tripl...

14 Oct 2014

Global Market for Nanotechnology-Enabled Printing Projected to Grow at 17.7% CAGR

This BCC Research study focuses on nanomaterials that are used in printing, printing techniques, such as nanolithography and inkjet printing, and key applications that benefit from nanotechnology enabled printing. Market potential is provided for the next five years.

8 Oct 2014

Microscopic Cones Hold Promise for Etching Features onto Nanoscale Mechanical Devices

Luis Fernando Velásquez-García’s group at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) develops dense arrays of microscopic cones that harness electrostatic forces to eject streams of ions.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6 Oct 2014

Electrical Motor Created Using Carbon Nanotube Yarn

LUT (Lappeenranta University of Technology, in Finland) has constructed the world’s first prototype electrical motor using carbon nanotube yarn in the motor windings. The new technology may significantly enhance the performance.

6 Oct 2014

Rapid Accumulation of Carbon Nanotubes in Wetland Sediment Could Damage Aquatic Food Chain

A Duke University team has found that nanoparticles called single-walled carbon nanotubes accumulate quickly in the bottom sediments of an experimental wetland setting, an action they say could indirectly damage the aquatic food chain.

3 Oct 2014

New Book on Emerging Applications of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and Nanomaterials

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the publication of new content on graphene and materials science, including Graphene: Properties, Preparation, Characterisation and Devices by Viera Skakalova and Alan Kaiser. Carbon nanotubes, graphene and nanomaterials are emerging and increasingly important materials with many applications in medicine, computing, optics, energy and materials science.

From Elsevier B.V 26 Sep 2014

Carbon Nanotubes News

Lappeenranta University of Technology Develops Electrical Motor Using Carbon Nanotube Yarn

Expanding Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Capacity

Global Market for Nanotechnology-Enabled Printing Projected to Grow at 17.7% CAGR

Microscopic Cones Hold Promise for Etching Features onto Nanoscale Mechanical Devices

Electrical Motor Created Using Carbon Nanotube Yarn

Rapid Accumulation of Carbon Nanotubes in Wetland Sediment Could Damage Aquatic Food Chain

New Book on Emerging Applications of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and Nanomaterials

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