Carpets certainly have the potential to give new life to your floor. Coming in different colors, designs, shapes, sizes and materials, they offer a magical welcome to guests walking in. But, do you think you have seen it all. If, yes then think again. Researchers at Michigan Technological University have made a break thorough with the development a way to grow virtual ‘Persian carpets’ made from boron nanotubes.
boron nanotubes carpet
Boron nitride nanotubes that are quite similar to carbon nanotubes are excellent candidates for components in the next generation of microscopic-scale high efficiency electronics, due to their high heat tolerance capacity. The research team produced boron nanofibers by heating substrates of magnesium oxide, iron, and nickel at around 1,100 degrees Celsius. The research showed that the fibers grew only on the substrate without bleeding off, suggesting that the process could go into commercial applications too.
It was also found that the boron nanotube sheets are extremely water repellent, making them highly durable and resistant to a wide range of acids and alkalies. Boron nitride nanotubes’ latticework like complex structure aid to be used for a wider range of nano-applications. This property could enable boron nanotubes to be manipulated into metallic conductors that are more durable and energy efficient than their carbon counterparts.
Via: CLeanTechnica
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