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  • Nanotube Fibers: The Future Of Conductors?

    Kaustubh Katdare

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    Updated: Oct 26, 2024
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    Engineers at Rice University and Israel's Technion University have created the nanotube fibers which exhibit totally unique properties. First the conductivity is 10 times that of the graphite conductors, strength is 100x & weight it 1/6th that of steel. Now those properties make the nanotube fibers unique.

    I'm guessing whether we're already witnessing the development of future of the conductors? These nanotube fibers have the capability of solving the most common problems associated with conductors (weight & durability).

    There's no information about the kind of losses that take place though. I'm assuming that since the conductivity is 10x; the losses would definitely be lesser than what we get through traditional metallic conductors (or am I wrong?).

    What do you think?
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  • Jeffrey Arulraj

    Member • Jan 16, 2013

    Super conductors in atmospheric temperature are possible only with more exploration in nano scale I think this is a great for all man kind

    Almost 100% efficient conductors will them self remove a part of our power crisis
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  • sksaxena

    Member • Jan 16, 2013

    #-Link-Snipped-# :
    I've already presented a paper on Nanotubes(CNTs). So friends let me inform you of very very fundamental issues in this regard :

    1. In present day scenario and in future, manufacturing of such tubes is very expensive. It is NOT economic at all. So, it will definitely never replace the copper as conductor. for power transmissions.
    #-Link-Snipped-# : They are NOT meant to reduce so called 'power crisis' or something. They are under research and is a subject of interest because they can really help in improving some of the complex electronic devices to a great extent. They could be very useful in fields like space exploration, where we deal with highly sophisticated devices. I won't mention the details here.

    2. The pollution caused by the manufacture of these tubes is an extremely important matter of concern. Hence, it's production is limited to lab. research purposes only.
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  • Maratiraju

    Member • Jan 18, 2013

    #-Link-Snipped-#: you are misunderstanding nanotube fibers..removal of power crisis based on them is way beyond future. Buddy, they are used in considerably small scale device applications.
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  • Jeffrey Arulraj

    Member • Jan 18, 2013

    Maratiraju
    #-Link-Snipped-#: you are misunderstanding nanotube fibers..removal of power crisis based on them is way beyond future. Buddy, they are used in considerably small scale device applications.
    Hey never said they can be used today Just understand a post 100% here friend

    I said if you are too have super conductors which are stable in atmospheric temperature Then we need innovations in nano scale Cos they have real high conductivity
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  • Maratiraju

    Member • Jan 18, 2013

    Ya, I agree..But dear friend..In this thread, we are talking of scope based upon Nanotube fibers..not some superconductors.. The way you are directing the application of these fibers is NOT correct. I just wanted to explain that. Hope you understand
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