Lasers Used to Make First Boron-Nitride Nanotube Yarn
December 02, 2009
December 02, 2009
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility issued the following news release:
Researchers have used lasers to create the first practical macroscopic yarns from boron nitride fibers, opening the door for an array of applications, from radiation-shielded spacecraft to stronger body armor, according to a just-published study.
Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center, the Department of Energ . . .
Researchers have used lasers to create the first practical macroscopic yarns from boron nitride fibers, opening the door for an array of applications, from radiation-shielded spacecraft to stronger body armor, according to a just-published study.
Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center, the Department of Energ . . .