{"id":674859,"date":"2010-02-23T19:40:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T00:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/lasers-used-to-make-nanotube-yarn\/14298\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T10:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:54:37","slug":"lasers-used-to-make-nanotube-yarn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/674859","title":{"rendered":"Lasers used to make nanotube yarn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/nanotubes.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"A piece of the boron-nitride nanotube yarn\"><\/p>\n<p>Not satisfied with your Kevlar body armor? Well, you may be in luck.  American researchers have used lasers to create the world&#8217;s first practical macroscopic yarns from boron nitride fibers. The development could unlock the potential of the material for a wide variety of applications, including radiation-shielding for spacecraft, solar energy collection, and stronger body armor. If the supplied photo is anything to go by, it also does a great job at holding up a quarter&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/armor\/\" rel=\"tag\">Armor<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/fiber\/\" rel=\"tag\">fiber<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/nano\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nano<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/nanotubes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nanotubes<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/research\/\" rel=\"tag\">Research<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/spacecraft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Spacecraft<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/textile\/\" rel=\"tag\">textile<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/5587\/\">Boeing Phantom Works to lead research on X-48B Blended Wing Body Concept<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/snail-shell-military-armor-car-panels\/13989\/\">Unique three-layered snail shell could lead to tougher body armor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/lasers-to-combat-aids\/8304\/\">Lasers to combat AIDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/armoright-buoyancy-body-armour\/8983\/\">ArmoRight: buoyancy vest meets lightweight body armor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/nasa-tests-helicopter-airbag\/13571\/\">NASA crash tests &#8216;airbag&#8217; helicopter <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/high-tech-fabric-military-armour-plating\/12460\/\">Tarian high-tech fabric: the future of military armour-plating?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HY_XWF0ZcU5NaAxxAMRKfpg3e9k\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HY_XWF0ZcU5NaAxxAMRKfpg3e9k\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HY_XWF0ZcU5NaAxxAMRKfpg3e9k\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HY_XWF0ZcU5NaAxxAMRKfpg3e9k\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=Nq2MSDHS684:21tAc38tlBQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=Nq2MSDHS684:21tAc38tlBQ:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=Nq2MSDHS684:21tAc38tlBQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=Nq2MSDHS684:21tAc38tlBQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=Nq2MSDHS684:21tAc38tlBQ:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=Nq2MSDHS684:21tAc38tlBQ:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=Nq2MSDHS684:21tAc38tlBQ:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/Nq2MSDHS684\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not satisfied with your Kevlar body armor? 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