Where in the past carbon nanotubes only led to incremental<\/em> impact, today the developed manufacturing process and consistent quality means their impact is transformative<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n CNT has become a relevant option for highly engineered solutions. In the automotive industry, early uses were on the gas pump holder to avoid electric static. Carbon nanotubes were used to replace carbon black, saving material and financial resources. Nowadays, the role of carbon nanotubes for the automotive industry<\/a> is more transformative: Canatu CNT supports developing the autonomous driving experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The more rudimentary uses are still around with carbon nanotubes still used in e.g. batteries. These uses are more akin to adding \u201csalt to the salad\u201d rather than CNT being one of the main ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because of this, our focus is purely on highly engineered solutions<\/strong> where the role of carbon nanotubes is transformative. It is a result of honing our own process \u2013 which is entirely in our own hands \u2013 and having highly developed expertise in manufacturing through experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carbon is a future-proof material. Working with nanotechnology taps into its outstanding versatility and allows us to replace materials with a negative environmental impact. Canatu is accelerating the arrival of the new age by innovating with nano carbon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Our application<\/a> of carbon nanotubes is not dependent of market trends. They come and go as do different issues industries struggle with. It is more about looking at where technology is moving and what role CNT can play in future processes and products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, technological progress makes the market more open to nanotechnology and applying carbon nanotubes to innovative products. Understanding of the possibilities of nanotechnology and the existence of CNT is growing all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More and more solutions are being made in the smaller scale for the simple reason that we are able to see tinier scales. This expands what is possible For instance, 20 years ago transistors<\/a> were a few dozen nanometres in size, whereas now we are looking at single-digit nm in size.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n Canatu has been involved in mass production<\/a> of carbon nanotubes for the automotive<\/a> industry since 2015 and the semiconductor<\/a> industry since 2021. It has taught us to tame the process. With more control we are able to deliver different kinds of carbon nanotubes for specific uses more consistently. Knowledge of the process<\/a> increases repeatability and adaptability of Canatu CNT.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n The discovery of carbon nanotubes is widely attributed to Sumio Iijima in 1991. Attributing the discovery to him doesn’t mean that it is the first appearance of carbon nanotubes. In fact, when scientists studied ingenious rocks from 250 million years ago, they had found micro and nano carbon tubes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This material of high tech innovation is actually quite ancient by nature. Today, we are able to see what we are doing, controlling the manufacturing and application, unlike the blacksmiths hundreds of years ago.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Early this century, Marianne Reibold and colleagues from the University of Dresden discovered that the secret of 17th century Damascus swords was also CNT, according to National Geographic magazine (Sept 2008). The blades were made from wootz steel that has exceptionally high carbon content \u2013 so high they should’ve been too brittle to make worthwhile swords. Closer inspection revealed that the steel is a composite material at a nanometre level, making it so strong \u2013 and the carbon nanotubes played a major role in the blade’s durability. How the nanotubes were produced by the blacksmiths is unclear but suspect the many metals in the wootz and alternating hot and cold phases in manufacturing played a role.Primed for highly developed solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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