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Lasers Used to Make First Boron-Nitride Nanotube Yarn
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 Energy's Thomas . . .

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