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The length made it possible for the company to make carbon-nanotube materials in sheets up to 3 feet by 6 feet.
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Army to help develop a lighter-weight alternative to body armor and is working with the Air Force to develop carbon-nanotube wiring for aircraft and satellites.
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The most recent experiments have produced 4-centimeter-long pieces of carbon-nanotube materials that have 70 times the strength of steel.
The Speculist: The Imminent Arrival of the Space Elevator 2005
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Edwards envisioned solar-powered robots ascending a three-foot-wide carbon-nanotube ribbon at 120 miles per hour, reducing the cost of getting materials to orbit from $10,000 per pound to just $100.
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The most recent experiments have produced 4-centimeter-long pieces of carbon-nanotube materials that have 70 times the strength of steel.
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The scientists had to build a tiny transistor and stuck a single protein molecule on its carbon-nanotube live wire, essentially tracking the electronic "noise" the protein gave off as it shifted around.
The Seattle Times 2012
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The longest carbon-nanotube fiber ever manufactured is just 8 to 12 in. 20 to 30 cm long.
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Here, we show that arrays of carbon-nanotube tips with an imprinted non-conducting polymer coating can recognize proteins with subpicogram per litre sensitivity using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Dong Cai 2010
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This carbon-nanotube circuit, which is a memory element, is one of the many possible designs that can be made with new methods.
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From what I've seen her grad students are very close, they are using the viruses to create carbon-nanotube pathways for current to travel.
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