Ultra-Lightweight Nanotube Wires; Perfect For Wearable Technologies

A recently published paper from the KERI Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center discovered a novel method for producing carbon nanotube (CNT) functional wires to improve wearable devices. CNT wires offer comparable conductivity to copper and 100 times the strength of steel. The team added acid and other additives to CNT powder, then spun the mixture through a multihole spinneret into a single functional wire strand using hydrogen bonding. The CNT wires also showed potential as sensors to detect harmful gases, with applications in smart clothing such as firefighter uniforms.