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Materials

Sports gear gets an edge from nanotubes

April 9, 2007 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 85, Issue 15

Nanotube-containing surfboard is tested near San Francisco.
Credit: Bayer

Bayer MaterialScience and Nanoledge, working with two sports equipment makers, have introduced nanotube-based composites in a new surfboard and in skis. The technology combines Bayer's carbon nanotubes and Nanoledge's epoxy resins to produce composites with improved mechanical and thermal properties. Founded in 2001, Nanoledge is a spin-off of France's National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).

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