September 3, 2014

Lighter, more flexible, and cheaper than conventional solar-cell materials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long shown promise for photovoltaics. But research stalled when CNTs proved to be inefficient, converting far less sunlight into power than other methods.
 

April 1, 2014

Electronics: New carbon nanotube transistors reach 20 nm—the size of current silicon ones

Febuary 13, 2014

Tests show bundles beat traditional cables for transmitting electricity

On a pound-per-pound basis, carbon nanotube-based fibers invented at Rice University have greater capacity to carry electrical current than copper cables of the same mass, according to new research.