Bayer has begun construction of a carbon nanotube factory with a capacity of 200 tons/year. They are investing 22 million euro in the plant. They have had a plant with 60 ton/year capacity since 2007.
A mid-2008 nextbigfuture look at carbon nanotube production.
Nanocomp Technologies, Inc., [they make large sheets of carbon nanotubes] a developer of energy saving performance materials and component products from carbon nanotubes (CNTs), announced that it has been awarded a research contract to further develop nanotechnology-based products for use in aerospace applications. The contract comes on the heels of Nanocomp’s recent receipt of two awards by the Department of Defense under its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
The high thermal and electrical conductivity of CNTs, combined with their extreme strength to weight ratio, make the Company’s materials attractive for use in aerospace engineering. As such, Nanocomp will use this funding to advance the suitability of nanotube-based material for a number of aerospace applications, ranging from thermal management and electromagnetic shielding to electrical and power generation system enhancements.
FURTHER READING
A previous interview at Nextbigfuture with Peter ANtoinnette, President of Nanocomp Technologies.
Nanocomp also was appointed to Senator Shaheen’s (D-NH) Small Business Advisory Council.
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