Adding nanotubes makes ordinary materials absorb vibration; New composites could remove buzz from speakers, sting from golf clubs.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-8 February 2006-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Adding nanotubes makes ordinary materials absorb vibration; New composites could remove buzz from speakers, sting from golf clubs(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08022006 Troy, N.Y. -- A new study suggests that integrating nanotubes into traditional materials dramatically improves their ability to reduce vibration, especially at high temperatures.

The findings could pave the way for a new class of materials with a multitude of applications, from high-performance parts for spacecraft and automobile engines, to golf clubs that don't sting and stereo speakers that don't buzz. The materials, developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, are described in the Feb. 8 issue of...