Carbon nanotube pencil leads used for drawing sensors onto paper

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We’ve already seen a pen with silver-based ink, that lets its user draw electrical circuits on ordinary paper. Now, scientists from MIT have brought similar “hands on” technology to the humble pencil – they’ve compressed carbon nanotubes together to form a pencil lead substitute, that has been used to draw gas sensors onto regular paper imprinted with gold electrodes... Continue Reading Carbon nanotube pencil leads used for drawing sensors onto paper

Section: Research Watch

Tags: Carbon, MIT, Nanotubes, Paper, Sensors

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