Examining The Physics Of Carbon Nanotubes
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 20:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Carbon nanotubes, described as the reigning celebrity of the advanced materials world, are all the rage. Recently researchers used them to make the "blackest black" -- the darkest known material, reflecting only 0.045 percent of all light shined on it. Carbon nanotubes are long thin cylinders composed entirely of carbon atoms.