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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.

    The 2008 Technology Innovation Awards 2008

  • 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.

    The 2008 Technology Innovation Awards 2008

  • 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

  • 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.

    Climbing a Ribbon to Space | Impact Lab 2005

  • The most recent experiments have produced 4-centimeter-long pieces of carbon-nanotube materials that have 70 times the strength of steel.

    The Speculist: August 2005 Archives 2005

  • 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

  • The longest carbon-nanotube fiber ever manufactured is just 8 to 12 in. 20 to 30 cm long.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • 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

  • This carbon-nanotube circuit, which is a memory element, is one of the many possible designs that can be made with new methods.

    Technology Review RSS Feeds 2010

  • 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.

    digg.com: Stories / Popular 2010

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