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Researchers at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology have developed a novel type of ‘buckypaper’, a thin film composed of carbon nanotubes, or grids, that have better thermal and electrical properties.
Researchers believe the innovative buckypaper could be used to create ultra-lightweight composite materials for numerous aerospace and energy applications, including advanced lightning strike protection on airplanes and more powerful lithium-ion batteries. Masdar Institute’s Associate Professors of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Dr. Rashid Abu Al-Rub and Dr. Amal Al Ghaferi, along with Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dr. Hammad Younes, developed the buckypaper with carbon nanostructures provided by global security, aerospace, and information technology company, Lockheed Martin.