DIY Nanotubes

[broli]

I think the most "DIY" method would be through electrolysis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4VTfgaKLAM

[Hope]

Ummmm,  I think spending resources to make anything should be done to the highest degree of value.   Choosing the size of the nanotubes repeatably will make our efforts easier to open source.   The high temperatures can be costly, but only in energy.   At this end we are putting together a CF project to handle that need.   I still believe Clanzer has a great engineers mind and will see the benefit in moving past all the roadblocks normal OU has presented.  Nano tubes springboard past all these devices and allow us to directly convert photons to electrons.  We need to get CF working for the DIY'ers, the waiting for a factory unit may take time that is better used in motion on an open source effort.   Nature makes nanotubes naturally,  so I believe there are more ways to skin this cat than have been investigated by us yet.   This is not to say that your suggested method should be ignored.  It is the easiest I have read about up to this time and we could get material (multi walled nano tubes) using this process. 

Instead of recreating the wheel on this project perhaps GSA equipment sales might be useful.  Lot sales look like a penny on the dollar for maxing our budget.

I can rebuild electronics, pneumatic, hydraulic if they are not massively disarrayed.

[CuriousChris]

Carbon nanotubes are simply the most exciting discovery yet they seem to lend themselves to so much.

The fact they can replace copper is of extreme importance. super lightweight motors, yeah!

But don't be fooled into thinking its easy. it isnt. not yet anyway. yes we can make home grown nanotubes but then what? how do we separate the good from the bad, My eyes just arent good enough to see something a few nanometres across and well I shake too much and the tweezers are too big.

That's not to say in the near (hopefully soon) we won't be making nanotube stuff in our own backyard labs. Hell 3d printers are now in financial reach. backyard labs will be back in vogue soon :-)

As for nature.
http://rdmag.com/News/2008/06/Naturally-occurring--nanotubes-may-protect-viruses-and-bacteria/

CC

[Hope]

Thanks for your input Chris,

They have "catch" materials that not just capture the cooling vapors but allow the tubes to link together into wire.   There are 28,000+ of us signed up on this forum as of last year.  If we can get our minds rapped around the mutual benefits this will afford all of us we can over come the setup budget together.  Then we all can co-op the values.  That article link on health and nanotubes is a good one.  There are yet many undiscovered natural occurring NT's, but the science to detect them is just not applied yet to finding them.  Nature has its ways and you can bet they are easier than we have uncovered as of late.

[Rosemary Ainslie]

Ummmm,  I think spending resources to make anything should be done to the highest degree of value.   Choosing the size of the nanotubes repeatably will make our efforts easier to open source.   The high temperatures can be costly, but only in energy.   At this end we are putting together a CF project to handle that need.   I still believe Clanzer has a great engineers mind and will see the benefit in moving past all the roadblocks normal OU has presented.  Nano tubes springboard past all these devices and allow us to directly convert photons to electrons.  We need to get CF working for the DIY'ers, the waiting for a factory unit may take time that is better used in motion on an open source effort.   Nature makes nanotubes naturally,  so I believe there are more ways to skin this cat than have been investigated by us yet.   This is not to say that your suggested method should be ignored.  It is the easiest I have read about up to this time and we could get material (multi walled nano tubes) using this process. 

Instead of recreating the wheel on this project perhaps GSA equipment sales might be useful.  Lot sales look like a penny on the dollar for maxing our budget.

I can rebuild electronics, pneumatic, hydraulic if they are not massively disarrayed.

Golly Hope.

This is a very ambitious project - and so like you to take up the challenge.  I'm completely out of my depth to comment - but am in awe of your reach here.  I agree that if funding is required then we should be able to share this cost - perhaps amongst a spread of forum members.  If it helps at all - and if you manage to spread this reasonably widely - then count me in. 

Always happy to assist in promoting this kind of learning curve and I wish you well with this endeavour.

Kindest and best regards,
Rosie