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9. Nm yarn

Since its inception in 1991, people have been using the “great” word to describe carbon nanotubes. The reason why carbon nanotubes have attractive due to their strength (up to 100 times greater than steel) and excellent thermal conductivity. But until now, we still do not mass production capacity of carbon nanotubes. Fortunately, things are changing. New Hampshire Nanocomp technology companies are the nanotubes woven into yarn and commercially applied. Recently, the company will be longer than 6 miles (10 kilometers) of the nano-yarn delivered to a major airline. The spring of 2009, Nano yarn was a successful proof test, so the Pentagon excited. As fiber B lighter finer yarns can be used to manufacture the next generation of nano-armor.

10. Supercapacitor
Development of electric vehicles is how the biggest challenge facing the stored energy. Although the substantial increase in battery performance, the price is still more expensive, slower speed while charging and a relatively short life. Super capacitor may be a solution, although containing less than the battery power (at least the current super-capacitor technology is), they do not have any defects. In other words, super capacitors live longer, there is no pollution caused by chemical reaction and battery memory problems, and also offers greater durability.

Over the years, researchers are try their best to let super-capacitor technology tends to perfect. Currently, Massachusetts Institute of Technology are studying the super capacitor based on nano-tubes, Argonne National Laboratory are exploring the use of battery-ultracapacitor hybrid feasibility. In contrast, Texas company EEStor in this road go far faster pace. The company announced in April barium titanate has passed a key test design. Although EEStor’s announcement raised questions, but their partners, the Canadian ZENN Motor Company, have been conducting propaganda war, claiming that super capacitor electric vehicle will come out in 2010.