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Lockheed Martin
Carbon is Paving the Way
Nanotechnology is contributing to the protection and enhancement of our products, from the Juno spacecraft and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the Littoral Combat Ship. Every material in these systems is critical to the success of the final product…right down to the smallest piece, literally.
Nanotechnology, the study and application of extremely small things with dimensions between one and 100 nanometers (less than one hundred-thousandth of the thickness of a human hair), is revolutionizing the way we think about materials.
In fact, materials are a key discriminator for everything Lockheed Martin builds -affecting size, weight, speed, durability and all other aspects of performance.
“From advanced polymers and composites to computer memory, nanotechnology improves performance and reduces cost for many of our most important products,” said Brad Pietras, Lockheed Martin vice president, Corporate Engineering and Technology. “Today and into the future, nanotechnology will remain one of our most important areas of innovative research and development.”
A Materials Revolution
Engineering at the nanometer-scale opens up a new world of material properties. With nanotechnology, we can design nanometer-scale structures that deliver ultra-light-weight and multi-functional materials. Carbon, one of the most abundant elements on Earth and a basic building block of life, provides one of the best raw materials for nanotechnology. Far more than just diamonds or pencil “lead,” carbon has the potential to revolutionize everything from electronics to medical diagnostics and treatment. The discovery of fullerenes – a new form of carbon shaped like a nanometer-scale soccer ball – in the mid-1980s, opened the door to research and development on a remarkable new class of materials, including carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene.
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Carbon is Paving the Way
Nanotechnology is contributing to the protection and enhancement of our products, from the Juno spacecraft and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the Littoral Combat Ship. Every material in these systems is critical to the success of the final product…right down to the smallest piece, literally.
Nanotechnology, the study and application of extremely small things with dimensions between one and 100 nanometers (less than one hundred-thousandth of the thickness of a human hair), is revolutionizing the way we think about materials.
In fact, materials are a key discriminator for everything Lockheed Martin builds -affecting size, weight, speed, durability and all other aspects of performance.
“From advanced polymers and composites to computer memory, nanotechnology improves performance and reduces cost for many of our most important products,” said Brad Pietras, Lockheed Martin vice president, Corporate Engineering and Technology. “Today and into the future, nanotechnology will remain one of our most important areas of innovative research and development.”
A Materials Revolution
Engineering at the nanometer-scale opens up a new world of material properties. With nanotechnology, we can design nanometer-scale structures that deliver ultra-light-weight and multi-functional materials. Carbon, one of the most abundant elements on Earth and a basic building block of life, provides one of the best raw materials for nanotechnology. Far more than just diamonds or pencil “lead,” carbon has the potential to revolutionize everything from electronics to medical diagnostics and treatment. The discovery of fullerenes – a new form of carbon shaped like a nanometer-scale soccer ball – in the mid-1980s, opened the door to research and development on a remarkable new class of materials, including carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene.
Read Full Article: lockheedmartin.com/us/news/features/2013/carbon-paving-the-way.html