Carbon nanotubes could act as an efficient music speaker

Monday, November 3, 2008 - 14:14 in Physics & Chemistry

While carbon nanotubes are widely praised for their strength and electrical properties, no one has thoroughly investigated their acoustic properties, until now. A team of Chinese researchers has found that zapping sheets of carbon nanotubes with an electric current causes the nanotubes to emit sound.

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