Carbon nano tubes are considered to be the next advancement in the field of science, after the invention of computer and transister. 'Nano' in the name implies that the structure is surely in the range of 10^-9 meter.
to understand how small it is take an example.
In 1952 L. V. Radushkevich and V. M. Lukyanovich published clear images of 50 nanometer diameter tubes made of carbon in the Soviet Journal of Physical Chemistry. This discovery was largely unnoticed, as the article was published in Russian, and Western scientists' access to Soviet press was limited during the Cold War. But officially the discovery of the carbon nanotubes is considered to be in the year 1991 by a Japanese Scientist Sumio Iijima,
WHAT ARE CARBON NANOTUBES?
Carbon nanotubes are nothing but a cylinder made up of patches of hexagon shaped carbon structures
Just like shown in the picture.
Well, looking at the structure it seems so impossible to create the tube in such an orderly manner.
Don't worry if you have the right equipment and the necessary temperature you can make these structures even in your back yard or best your kitchen.All the pictures used in this blog do not belong to me. And I do not claim on its ownership
This video show exactly how easy I mean when I say it is easy to create such nano stuff, contrary to the popular belief that nano technology is something sophisticated.
SO WHY IS EVERYBODY GOING CRAZY OVER IT?
Well the answer is simple Because of its properties: This material has properties which would make even the god of metal, or for a better comparison even Thor jealous.
to understand how small it is take an example.
If you consider a small marble ball is one nano meter , then the diameter of the earth would be one meter.HOW WERE THEY DISCOVERD?
In 1952 L. V. Radushkevich and V. M. Lukyanovich published clear images of 50 nanometer diameter tubes made of carbon in the Soviet Journal of Physical Chemistry. This discovery was largely unnoticed, as the article was published in Russian, and Western scientists' access to Soviet press was limited during the Cold War. But officially the discovery of the carbon nanotubes is considered to be in the year 1991 by a Japanese Scientist Sumio Iijima,
Here again we see the prejudice the west had towards the non western cultures and sciences
Carbon nanotubes are nothing but a cylinder made up of patches of hexagon shaped carbon structures
Just like shown in the picture.
Well, looking at the structure it seems so impossible to create the tube in such an orderly manner.
Don't worry if you have the right equipment and the necessary temperature you can make these structures even in your back yard or best your kitchen.All the pictures used in this blog do not belong to me. And I do not claim on its ownership
SO WHY IS EVERYBODY GOING CRAZY OVER IT?
Well the answer is simple Because of its properties: This material has properties which would make even the god of metal, or for a better comparison even Thor jealous.
Carbon nanotubes have 50 times more tensile strength than steel and 5 times the Young's modulusThe theme photo of the blog is the direct consequence of these properties. Maths shows that carbon nanotubes can be used to make space lifts that could stretch up to the altitude of the orbiting satellites.
This image is of the steel after taking a huge load leading to a fracture, So to imagine the carbon nanotube in its place would take 5 times the load and still not fracture. It is amazing.
If you are looking for a research topic then this is the best for you as it is the booming field and its application is unimaginable.
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