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Carbon nanotube wiring gets closer to competing with copper
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cm0002 lemy.lol cm0002@lemy.lol
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Insekticus aussie.zone Insekticus@aussie.zone
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I wonder if anyone is working on making double-layered carbon nanotubes where the outer tube has a ringed structure like microtubules or nodes of ranvier to act like neurons. That'd be cool.

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realitista lemmus.org realitista@lemmus.org
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Is there actually any practical application if they do make such a thing?

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Aquila sh.itjust.works Aquila@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-04
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Is there actually any practical application if they do make such a thing?

They're much lighter than traditional wire

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general_kitten sopuli.xyz general_kitten@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-07-06
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They're much lighter than traditional wire

to add to that lightness makes it a good candidate for using as overhead power lines in electric grids, currently they use aluminium instead of copper precisely because it is lighter so you need less pylons but the tradeoff is worse conductivity.

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melsaskca lemmy.ca melsaskca@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-03-09
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Good! It'll be worth more when I tear it down and sell it to my local junkyard guy. /s

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Onomatopoeia lemmy.cafe Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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Is there actually any practical application if they do make such a thing?

Probably transfers electrons much more efficiently.

So useful for everything from high voltage power transfer to data cables.

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StupidBrotherInLaw lemmy.world StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-27
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to add to that lightness makes it a good candidate for using as overhead power lines in electric grids, currently they use aluminium instead of copper precisely because it is lighter so you need less pylons but the tradeoff is worse conductivity.

Yet all they must do to solve the issue is CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS.

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