This carbon nanotube yarn generates power when pulled
Power-producing materials are the stuff of wearable inventors' dreams. And scientists just created a yarn that...
Scientists figured out how to make water freeze at boiling temperatures
When water, in its liquid form, is confined within carbon nanotubes, it takes on some amazing new properties. Researchers...
Futuristic metro station puts a novel spin on the everyday commute in Taipei
The design concept for the Dingpu MRT station stems from Tucheng District’s transition from an early industrial...
Scientists have finally made a substance that's even stronger than graphene
Much like in comic books, scientists are on an endless quest to discover or create the strongest, most durable...
Rice University's Carbon Nanotube Paint Turns Any Surface Into A Solar Battery
Carbon nanotubeshave been used in everything from energy-free lights to oil spill clean-up technology, and nowa...
Korean Scientists Recycle Cigarette Butts into High-Performance Supercapacitors
There’s no butts about it - scientists in South Korea just found a way to recycle smoked cigarette filters into...
Scientists Develop Plasma-Treated Nano Filter to Clean Water in the Developing World
A team of international researchers have found a new way to purify water in the developing world. It’s a filter...
New Ultra-Light Nanotube Aerogels Could Clean Up Oil Spills
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created low-density, super-strong aerogels made of carbon nanotubes...
LiftPort Group Launches Kickstarter to Build a Space Elevator on the Moon
At Inhabitat we've seen several stories about planned space elevators, but this is the first time we've heard about...
German Scientists Develop Aerographite - The World's Lightest Material
Last year, researchers at the University of California Irvine developeda material that was as strong as metalyet...
Thermopower Waves:MIT Scientists Discover New Way to Produce Electricity
We've written about the possibilities that carbon nanotubes can unlock before, and now, an intrepid team of MIT...
