NASA Wins Nanotechnology Award

Roland Piquepaille writes "NASA is rarely associated with nanotechnologies. But one of its researchers working at the NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center just received a Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 award for a manufacturing process for high-quality carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Because of its ability to produce bundles of CNTs without using a metal catalyst, this method is simpler, safer, and cheaper than current ones. The CNTs produced by this process are also purer and well suited for medical applications."

Really small display cabinet

[LiquidCoooled]

You need a really small display cabinet to show off your nano technology awards.

acronym question

[Anonymous Coward]

NASA is usually pronounced nassa, not en-ey-ess-ey
SCSI is usually pronounced scuzzy, not ess-see-ess-ai
etc.

So how is CNT pronounced in mixed company?
I'm actually serious.

Obligatory

[CrazyJim1]

YAY NASA! Go inanimate carbon rod!

Re:How long until someone whines....

[Futile Rhetoric]

And there's nothing amusing or dramatic about lobbing a circuit-board on wheels at Mars

Beagle II would like to have a word with you.