Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Will Nanocomp's Carbon Nanotubes Replace Copper Wiring in Aircraft?
Nanocomp Technologies has been given an Air Force contract to develop electrically conductive wire and other materials from carbon nanotubes. The major aspect of this contract is an effort to replace copper wiring and its attendant limitations — weighty, physically breaks down, etc. If Nanocomp Technologies is successful the entire aerospace industry will be one of the first beneficiaries of this development.
Under Phase One, Nanocomp Technologies will expand upon its current processing and manufacturing methods for producing CNT sheets and spun conductors, composed of long-length CNTs, to surpass established electrical performance standards required by aerospace to replace traditional copper wiring.
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Keywords: Nanocomp, Carbon Nanotubes(CNT), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Improved Electrical Power, Boeing 747, Aerospace Systems, Copper Wiring Harnesses
Under Phase One, Nanocomp Technologies will expand upon its current processing and manufacturing methods for producing CNT sheets and spun conductors, composed of long-length CNTs, to surpass established electrical performance standards required by aerospace to replace traditional copper wiring.
More from here
Keywords: Nanocomp, Carbon Nanotubes(CNT), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Improved Electrical Power, Boeing 747, Aerospace Systems, Copper Wiring Harnesses
Labels: Aerospace-Engineering, Material-Sciences, Metallurgical-Engineering
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