Carbon is one of the basic elements for life on Earth. It exists in diverse allotropic forms while
being different in chemical and physical properties. The best well-known natural allotropes …

A superaligned carbon nanotube (CNT) array is a special kind of vertically aligned CNT
array with the capability of being converted into continuous films and yarns. The as …

We created nanometer-scale transmembrane channels in lipid bilayers by means of self-
assembled DNA-based nanostructures. Scaffolded DNA origami was used to create a stem …

Artificial muscles are of practical interest, but few types have been commercially exploited.
Typical problems include slow response, low strain and force generation, short cycle life …

Rotary motors of conventional design can be rather complex and are therefore difficult to
miniaturize; previous carbon nanotube artificial muscles provide contraction and bending …

Multifunctional applications of textiles have been limited by the inability to spin important
materials into yarns. Generically applicable methods are demonstrated for producing …

A structural model is developed for describing the solid-state transformation of a vertically
oriented carbon multiwall nanotube (MWNT) forest to a horizontally oriented MWNT sheet or …

The discovery of drawable carbon nanotube forests opened up the possibility of constructing
a wide range of pure carbon nanotube macrostructures and sparked interests in developing …

A simple and scalable method of decorating 3D-carbon nanotube (CNT) forest with metal
particles has been developed. The results observed in aluminum (Al) decorated CNTs and …

The effects of processing conditions and apparent nanotube length on properties are
investigated for carbon nanotube yarns obtained by solid-state drawing of an aerogel from a …