Re: nanotube composite

From: Pierre Burry (pierre97177_at_yahoo.fr)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:04:50 +0200

> > If commercial usage is nonexistent it is because the materials, when
used in
> > practical applications, do not actually have the claimed properties.
Sports
> > materials is a large market keen to use novel materials. If they could
make
> > this stuff in significant quantities and provide a certificate
guaranteeing
> > its properties they would have a market.
> >
> That may seem logical but things just don't work like that in the real
> world.

According to a presentation made from people from the university of Texas,
market isn't the problem: industrial production process is. Only 1 of 8000
nanotube has the claimed mechanical properties. Tody we could build
nanotubes fibers, with steel-like performance and thousands times the
price...

Pierre

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