Talk:Timeline of carbon nanotubes

Points removed
Following Verifiability, I have removed the following points as they are unreferenced. If references for them can be found, then they can be added back to the article.


 * 1998
 * Nanotube transistor created at Delft and IBM.


 * 2003
 * As of 2003, nanotubes cost from 20 euro per gram to 1000 euro per gram, depending on purity, composition (single-wall, double-wall, multi-wall) and other characteristics.


 * 2005
 * October &mdash; Scientists at Florida State University begin investigating applications for buckypaper.
 * Industry reports indicate nanotube production will increase by 10 to 100 times in the next five years for different types and purity of nanotubes.


 * 2006
 * Prices halve in one year to €1.67 per gram in quantities of 1 kg as MWNT, >50 nm diameter, 50 micrometers long.

NB: for the last point, see the section above. Mike Peel 10:02, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

can somebody update the link for reference 11? new link: http://www.almaden.ibm.com/st/past_projects/nanotubes/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.178.84.104 (talk) 19:48, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

In a bycicle, really ??
"July — Nanotubes were alloyed into the carbon fiber bike that won the 2006 Tour de France" From the cited (newspaper) article "[...] the bikes ridden by the Phonak team have nanotubes swirled into the frame--a first, according to their Swiss manufacturer, BMC."

This sounds to me very much like pure marketing.. Let's sprinkle some magic *nanodust* over it .. Could somebody verify that this not the case? Is there any supported technical relevance of the nanotubes in a bike? --Jaapkroe (talk) 22:58, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

It's factually incorrect anyway as Floyd Landis was later disqualified from the competition for using forbidden substances. I'd say remove this mention altogether. 82.136.215.96 (talk) 10:35, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Process for creating ultra long SWNT developed in China
In 2009 a group at Peking University announced having produced SWNT of up to 18.5 cm. I have seen nothing about the research since. Can anyone confirm this or provide an update?