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Default Carbon nanotubes revisited

On Sep 2, 9:12 am, wrote:
Bart wrote:
I'm reading more and more articles about carbon
nanotubes. The most recent being an article
about their use in reinforcing the binding resin
in carbon fiber.


Interesting idea; what's the benefit of nanotubes over short strands
of plain ol' carbon fiber?


Any sort of fiber that thicken resin and fills the
voids in the resin will increase strength. But if
you want to keep the resin thin, it seems carbon
nanotubes--being so small work best.