# Nanotubes - Looks like good news

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanotubes-looks-like-good-news/317827>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 20, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanotubes-looks-like-good-news/317827 "2005-08-20T00:12:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanotubes-looks-like-good-news/317827/41 "2005-08-23T14:21:33Z")

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> [@Wesley Clark](#):
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> However a part of me worries about the grad students & undergrad students who helped in this creation and if they will make any money off of this. That would suck if they just got a plaque for all their work on this subject.

What they get out of it is the point of being on such a project/program. They have the lead on filling great positions of employment post graduation. It’s an incredible resume item.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanotubes-looks-like-good-news/317827/42 "2005-08-24T19:21:40Z")

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Another detailed article of future use of nanotubes:  
This Concerns use in Fuel Cell Technology.  
[http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/FuelCellToday/FCTFiles/FCTArticleFiles/Article\_1021\_Buckyballs,%20nanotubes%20show%20promise.pdf](http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/FuelCellToday/FCTFiles/FCTArticleFiles/Article_1021_Buckyballs,%20nanotubes%20show%20promise.pdf)

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanotubes-looks-like-good-news/317827/43 "2005-09-26T20:31:31Z")

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Nice article on Nanotubes and Space elevators.

[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050926/asp/frontpage/story\_5285496.asp](http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050926/asp/frontpage/story_5285496.asp)

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