Carbon nanotubes are a strong and lightweight material with high electrical conductivity, which could potentially surpass the performance of existing carbon fibers. However, producing fibers with ...

In a recent article published in the Composites Part B: Engineering, researchers introduced a high-performance supercapacitor based on nanocell-structured carbon nanotube (CNT) composite fibers ...

In a recent article published in the journal Carbon, researchers from Korea investigated the effects of microstructural evolution on the density of carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers. The density of CNTs is ...

In a significant step toward creating a sustainable and circular economy, researchers have demonstrated that carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers can be fully recycled without any loss in their structure or ...

Lightweight and high strength are perpetual pursuits for fiber materials. In response to the application requirements of fibers in high strain rate scenarios such as battlefield protection and space ...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are novel materials boasting 100-times the strength of steel at 75% less weight. Further, conductivity can be as high as that of copper. If fibers could be made using these ...

In a study published in Science, Prof. ZHANG Jin and Assoc. Prof. JIAN Muqiang from Peking University and the Beijing Graphene Institute, Prof. WU Xianqian from the Institute of Mechanics of the ...

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 ...