carbon nanotubes nanotechnologies incorporated prepared by keia andrews roseanne ellison don kendrick molly livingston mitch ohiwa wright state university august 13 2005 ii executive summary introduction the field of nanotechnology jumped forward in 1985 when dr richard smalley rice and harry kroto co discovered a new form c 60 which they termed buckyballs buckytubes is term used interchangeably with produced cni under exclusive license from bridge gap between nano micron sizes have exceptionally high material properties such as electrical thermal conductivity strength stiffness toughness 1 these characteristics make many potential applications possible one technology that close to production area low power quality display solutions namely advanced flat panel displays business model has positioned itself preeminent producer differentiated product service their customers currently include over 700 leading academic research centers wide variety small large companies whose businesses depend on materials ultimate end users are consumers products manufactured buckytube components
