An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Northeastern
University has developed a novel method for controllably constructing precise
inter-nanotube junctions and a variety of nanocarbon structures in carbon nanotube
arrays. The method, the researchers say, is facile and easily scalable, which
will allow them to tailor the physical properties of nanotube networks for use
in applications ranging from electronic devices to CNT-reinforced composite
materials found in everything from cars to sports equipment.