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Carbon nanotubes functionalized to reinforce tennis rackets.(SPORTS MATERIALS)
Advanced Materials & Processes, October, 2006
An innovative method has been developed that enables carbon nanotubes (CNT) to be processed on an industrial scale at low cost, reports Fraunhofer Research Institute, Germany. Although it is no longer difficult to manufacture carbon nanotubes as a raw material, they do not bind readily with other materials and resist incorporation in the majority of production processes.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Among the first products to contain semi-finished CNT products are the Volkl DNX tennis rackets. "Carbon nanotubes are used to reinforce the frame at the points subjected to the greatest stress, and to improve the racket's ability to absorb shocks," explains project manager Ivica Kolaric. Dr. Kolaric and his team at the Stuttgart CNT applications laboratory are...
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