10-08-2012, 04:10 PM
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There are two extremes man is searching. One is the extreme point in universe (Space) and another is the smallest thing in atom like God Particle etc The great thing in these inventions are not the achievement but the journey towards it! One such stop of the journey towards discovery of smallest extreme is Nanotubes.
They are simply outstanding in their applications as compared to their size and shape. Today these are being used widely in various fields like in curing cancer, in building space elevators and someone has rightly said these are real world Spiderman considering their applications.
These structures of carbon are tiny. The diameter is about 10,000 times less than a human hair. How to imagine it?
But the applications of it are not only imaginable but also a fact today. They are called as X-traordinary X-rays as nanotube based imaging are sharper and faster than today’s X-rays and CT scans. New research in this is helping in accurate diagnosis of various diseases and disorders in moving organs like heart and lungs also. Without moving picture can be taken from many angles.
Another application is in hydrogen car which is project along with clean energy aspect. Carbon nanotubes along with nitrogen are more efficient and compact catalyst which does not take part in reaction but accelerate the rate of reaction thus helps a lot. Such type of use is reducing the production cost largely. Nanotubes are also used as biosensors and used to quickly diagnose typical pathogens like Candida albicans. Further to this, today transistors are being build that contains both nanoparticles and antibodies which not only identify the pathogen but also attack the yeast like Candida albicans.
Carbon Nanotubes are like miracle. One such use is in silicon based computer chips. Research has found way to unzip carbon nanotubes and to produce grapheme like silicon’s.
They are simply outstanding in their applications as compared to their size and shape. Today these are being used widely in various fields like in curing cancer, in building space elevators and someone has rightly said these are real world Spiderman considering their applications.
These structures of carbon are tiny. The diameter is about 10,000 times less than a human hair. How to imagine it?
But the applications of it are not only imaginable but also a fact today. They are called as X-traordinary X-rays as nanotube based imaging are sharper and faster than today’s X-rays and CT scans. New research in this is helping in accurate diagnosis of various diseases and disorders in moving organs like heart and lungs also. Without moving picture can be taken from many angles.
Another application is in hydrogen car which is project along with clean energy aspect. Carbon nanotubes along with nitrogen are more efficient and compact catalyst which does not take part in reaction but accelerate the rate of reaction thus helps a lot. Such type of use is reducing the production cost largely. Nanotubes are also used as biosensors and used to quickly diagnose typical pathogens like Candida albicans. Further to this, today transistors are being build that contains both nanoparticles and antibodies which not only identify the pathogen but also attack the yeast like Candida albicans.
Carbon Nanotubes are like miracle. One such use is in silicon based computer chips. Research has found way to unzip carbon nanotubes and to produce grapheme like silicon’s.
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