Carbon Nanotube Ribbons Could Give Superman a Run for His Money

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By Eliza Strickland
Mar 20, 2009 2:03 AMNov 5, 2019 5:27 AM
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Lighter than air! Stronger than steel! More flexible than rubber! No, it's not an upcoming superhero flick: It's the latest marvelous formulation of carbon nanotubes--at least as reported by the creators of the new super-material. Researchers working on artificial muscles say they've created nanotech ribbons that make our human muscles look puny by comparison.

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