Carbon Nanotubes: The Tiniest Man-Made Tubes

Alternative title: Nanotubes: The Materials of the 21st Century
Synopsis: The discovery of carbon nanotubes, made by Dr Sumio Iijima of NEC, Japan, is one of the most exciting advances of the last years of the 20th century. These tubes, some thousand times smaller thatn conventional carbon fibres, have tensile strengths around 100 times those of steel and conduct electricity like metals. They promise a revolution in structural and electrical engineering.
Series: Royal Institution Discourses, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.
Year of production: 1997
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £25.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)
Subjects: Chemistry
Keywords: carbon; carbon nanotubes

Writer

Sumio Iijima

Cast

Sumio Iijima

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