Latest updates, research findings, and industry perspectives
The CNT Dispatch is a monthly deep dive into what's happening on the frontiers of Carbon Nanotube research and the emerging nanotube applications delivering exponential technological advances across the globe.
Reconductoring with advanced conductors, like carbon nanotubes, significantly boosts grid efficiency and capacity, reduces energy losses, and facilitates renewable energy integration.
CNTs' ability to block over 99% of light makes them ideal for improving telescope sensitivity, proving essential in the Habitable Worlds Observatory's mission to detect life-supporting conditions on exoplanets.
Chinese scientists have developed an AI chip using CNTs that is 1,700 times more energy efficient than a traditional silicon chip, potentially reducing power consumption in AI models.
As reliance on clean energy rises, CNTs could play a key role in improving battery storage and solar cell efficiency, accelerating the transition to a more sustainable energy future.
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology developed the first all-carbon fibre-based structural battery, which can store energy while also bearing mechanical loads, reducing electric vehicle weight.
Cabot Corporation has been awarded up to $50 million from the US Department of Energy to develop the first commercial-scale facility for battery-grade CNTs and conductive additive dispersions.
As demand for data centres grows, CNTs could help overcome limitations posed by resource shortages and high energy consumption, future-proofing critical national infrastructure.
Recent research shows that CNTs can significantly enhance the strength and durability of recycled plastics, paving the way for more sustainable manufacturing and a circular economy.
