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Researchers make carbon wire that could replace copper

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2013 | 2:09 pm Base Metals Europe Copper 

Researches from The Cambridge University have developed a method for making a strong, lightweight electrical cable out of a form of carbon; a product they believe may eventually replace copper as electricity conductor. The carbon nanotube wires (CNTs) are one-tenth the...

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