Carbon Nanotube Muscle #4

[qwesssss1]

ВАУУУ дайте мне 100кг

я робота сделаю)))

[mart1n0s]

But will it blend?

[mrpyof]

I just wonder: They can afford nanotubes, but can't afford a simple switch?

[halofan303]

@mrpyof i think its more a matter of convenience, you can see it was a quick build, so no real reason to install a switch is there? plus its extra, unnecessary cost.

though you do make a somewhat valid point. hmm...

[H3xx99]

My question is, is there a specific maximum voltage at which these muscles work, or is that as nearly limitless as it's temperature resistance? Does a stronger voltage or current produce a stronger reaction?

[dkoribag1]

@H3xx99 nanotubes produce a ballistic energy transfer reaction due to quantum confinment.

[dkoribag1]

@H3xx99 I also beleive it would actualy take almost no voltage. If im not mistaken this is do to quantum confinment also. It truly is perfect for building anything that is made of mass better than its made now. This is all because its nano mil in size lol. Its alot bigger than i think the majority of the population realizes at this point in time.

[theophilis]

@H3xx99 i think i remember hearing michio kaku talk about there being a very specific voltage

[thomas0714]

People say they want to make Iron Man or Crisis suit with this... I just want to use this technology to help those unfortunate people who lost their arms, legs, or hands. Maybe this can even bring back movement to people who experience paralysis. Imagine how much this technology can help REAL people.

[tomimn2233]

@thomas0714

to paraphrase tony stark in the iron man 2 movie.

'the suit is a very advanced prosthetic'

and the nanosuit in crysis 2 is the reason the protagonist is still alive and kicking despite fatal injuries.

so yeah, i don't see why not.

[superdegus]

@thomas0714 look up human exoskeleton and how it can help the disabled

[deaftodd]

Seems like the negative ions are repelling each other like a hair next to a vandegraaff generator.

[magicspark95]

i dont quite get what this does, it looks cool but i aint understanding it...

[theophilis]

@danthemanzizzle i got u dude, the strings on the vid are carbon nanotubes, lighter than air but pound for pound are stronger then steel.when given a small electric shock, the strings/tubes expand and restrict, much like actual muscle fibers. yes, artificial muscle fibres 100 times stronger than human muscles.truthfully only nano tech university students with hopes of one day harnessing the power of these glorious tubes (like me) and nerdy iron man/superhero wannabees (also like me) are here.

[MoralDecimation]

Crysisss

[al3699]

oh, so you've already cured cancer then?

[ataraxic89]

"One Cubic Inch of nanotube circuitry, once fully developed, would be up to one hundred million times more powerful than the human brain" -Ray Kurzweil (The Singularity Is Near, Pg.114)

[Shawn21769]

@ataraxic89 soo true, so true. I would love to see it made.

[ragonamuffin]

That is an incredibly simple switch for some incredibly cutting edge technology.

[ttopperr]

Space elevator here we come.

[worktosser]

That has a lot of promise. Think of what you could do to help erectile dysfunction. lol. Seriously though, I hope some great creative minds show us the potential of this.

[Oxeos]

yes it is a pretty cool idea using this as armor but it does not have the same properties as a metal steel or any other metal for that matter will dent or be 'shot threw' but this is a carbon and if my knowledge is correct this stuff will not dent, it will fracture or be shot threw, kinda like shooting a rock. just putting in some thought :)

[LundChris]

i miss the goat :(

[alperengenc]

Holy shit! thats amazing! Nanosuit here I come!

[generalrage88]

lol @ all the retards who think carbon as a material, and carbon dioxide gas are the same thing... ya'll stay in school now hear? haha.

[MaLcH10R]

I will make the crysis suit.

[bot06]

this can be used as pumping blood (as if heart if i am not wrong). This will generate tremendous power/pressure.

[nater2008er]

perhaps even prosthetics for injured or disabled individuals? the reconstruction of limbs or a cure for paralysis?

[steWTF88]

LOL i'll make Ironman armor with that!!

[ovniforos]

@steWTF88 In fact, ironman armor is too primitive, this is best and stronger technology !!

[chabi3000]

@steWTF88 NANO SUIT ! MAXIMUM STRENGTH !

[joneilertsen]

@steWTF88 moore like crysis nano suit

[will00117]

@steWTF88 thats actually the exact application the military want it for.

[FelixTheHouseFreak]

Canalfx3666 you are an ignorant idiot....

[zppz]

just imagine what the carbon tax on this stuff will cost...

[zqewkl]

@zppz

Fuck the carbon tax.

It's an other crap to make us pay the air we breathe.

[ttopperr]

@zppz Nothing, it’s not a pollutant..

[123chea123]

@zppz but carbon is such a plentiful element, almost everything has carbon in it

[MrN00mis]

@123chea123 Haha yup, think zppz is a bit confused between elemental carbon and co2 lol.

[terranterror1]

@zppz : Nothing.

[gigastrike2]

Anyone have an idea how much weight these could lift?

[ShadowM2069]

that really depends on how it's "flexing." but carbon nanotubes are stronger than steel fibers so it could have great amounts of tension put on it without mechanic failure. It seems like they use an electrical current to either drive them apart or together using fields or changing the structure of the nanotube.

[Baronstone]

On the order of 1000 pounds

[ZeroDragonwolf]

Carbon nanotubes are structurally stronger than pretty much anything we've come up with yet, so the probability that they'll ever get damaged and need replacing is slim to none.

[UnIXbLueStar]

stfu einstein wannabe

[fucksatanism]

MERTITANOR!

[GhostSigma]

omg!!!

ahora tengo más miedo

[iceman9109]

can you say Terminator!

[TosiValhe]

Terminator!

[Phox02]

Terminator!

[MrSosa]

Mertitanor!

[Baronstone]

Can you say Mech Warrior?!

[mikebx21]

anyways.....

[n3rdbear]

lol

[eSilva90]

an explanation would be nice

[meloveanna]

the beginning of the end

[meloveanna]

this will give robots that real look, no more actuators and electric motors

[MadPutz]

This is definitely an important step in robotics and materials technology. The Singularity Is Near :)

[mastershake1000]

I'm just a kid so can someone explain to me what Carbon nanotubes are?

[SaggyBallsMcCain]

in short, carbon atoms arragned in the shape of a tube.

[vartansimonian]

Long, thin cylinders of carbon.

[ZeroDragonwolf]

The strongest shape is a circle- cylinders are really long circles, right? So they made cylinders out of carbon molecules (carbon nano tubes).

These carbon nanotubes turned out to be super light, super strong, and have a whole lot of other incredible uses, like being muscles if used in a certain way with small amounts of electricity.

...and I mean unbelievably strong! They're even thinking of making an Earth-to-Space elevator cable made out of tightly-woven carbon nanotubes!

[ZeroDragonwolf]

...and who's talkin' to you? You're butting in with nothing but a snide remark- don't be an ass.

[laserpointerskills08]

I thought that the triangle was the strongest shape....

[TheMixedKid25]

nanotechnology will allow us to do lots of things. we will most likely build houses from super strong lightweight nano material in the future. Building made of nano materials can be miles high. They will filter our water and cure our diseases as well as help us heal and prevent health problems in our bodies 24/7. If you all think this is cool then you need to search around the web for other nanotechnology news. Theres alot of cool research that pawns this big time.

[MadPutz]

nanotech and biotech will create huge revolutions in how we live in the next few decades and overall technological progress will accelerate. check out my channel's playlist "Our Future" i'm at work compiling the best videos on this subject that are on youtube.

[siukingbon]

oh so this is a branch of biotech? kool, im going into that program next year

[MadPutz]

No actually this is nanotechnology, which deals with nanoscale materials. The carbon nanotube ribbon in this is made up of carbon that was rearranged at the nanoscale to be extremely light, strong, and flexible. Biotechnology is different, dealing with organic cellular material and the science of stem cells, gene therapy, etc. I was just saying nanotech and biotech are going to be the main technologies of the next few decades and will allow us to do great things.

[rkmugen]

add green technology to the mix and we'll have a serious engine for serious economic growth.

[windwitch1]

More specifically... bionanotechnology

[mastershake1000]

Wow that's freaking amazing, but what are nanotubes?

[MadPutz]

Look up on Wikipedia: "Carbon nanotube" there is a good explanation on there.

[lokiomega]

hahaha you have this new supermaterial and you make the ghetto-est looking switch I have ever seen

[tjalolx]

cyborg muscles?

[NsaneNtheNbrane]

Carbon nanotubes have a greater compressive and tensile strength than titanium at half the density.  Plus, we don't have to mine for carbon like we do iron and titanium. I hope these will be the future of construction.

[thecuban1992]

Fuck

[STpacific]

roflmuscle goes wowowowowowow

[atomicfrog2000]

Can you make an artificial penis yet?

[MagicHandedAlex]

yes. You can buy them at most porn stores.

[leandrogcarneiro]

i dont understand !!!!!!!!!!

[ceeqanguel]

this carbon linen reacts to the small electrical charge. It pulls or widens when electrons go through it. now imagine, say, lots of woven layers of it shaped like a rudimentary arm then flicking the switch: click! you got a robot arm

[ceeqanguel]

UFRJ? sorry no i don't know that. what is it?

[xxwzaebd]

Great !! Very good alternative for servo motors.

[EyeOnTheTV]

i love science

[dannybetts123]

Cool Video A+++++++++++++++++++++

[asilayloathing]

yeh man, the possibilities are endless

[vegettosonlab]

Cool, but can it really be used for anything? O_o

[MaLcH10R]

fool carbon nanotubes are the future many times lighter ans stronger than steel and is more flexible and mauliable than it aswell.

[vegettosonlab]

Any examples of what it can be used for? :p

[minteko]

Maybe for tethering a space lift.

[Elvenass]

Prosthetics with 30 times more strength then the human counterpart? In laymens terms that means about being able to lift a car above your head ( if you in normal cases can lift 120 lbs above your head, 120 x 30 = 3600lbs = a normal car).

[vegettosonlab]

So, this will give me the ability to lift cars over my head if they decide to make robot limbs out of these? :P

[Elvenass]

No, if you change your arms (for the lifting, legs (for the force that is being put on your legs are to great for biological ones) and backmuscles (for stability) you could. But thats unprocesed nanomuscles (ie not perfected). If someone could create a nanomaterial that makes steal and foregn materials combine with the biological body you could implant a (in theory) bionic skins as a second one. That would give you maybe 10 times more strength than normal but not require you to go full cyborg.

[Elvenass]

Oh, and in theory since the nanomuscles would be totaly covering you body (exept body openings) and is stronger then diamond you would be bulletproof.

But thats just in theory.

[sirachman]

If you reinforced the structure of your torso also since it couldn't survive those forces either

[windwitch1]

Heh, you can try and lift a car with a prosthetic arm but that's not going to stop the weight from hitting your body and legs

[Gr3mpy123]

Okay first off.. if these materials are lighter then air, you still need mass to leverage objects around no matter how strong the actuators are. Im sure something clever can be worked out but.. im saying you wouldnt want a cybernetic arm so strong it ripped your own body in half like a dry towel when you tried to pick up something heavy.

[redvaldez1990]

well, if you watch the Gantz anime and manga, you might have an idea for the military aplication for such new tech