Carbon Nanotechnology

By Froggy64
  • Discovery

    Discovery

    Soviet scientists Radushkevich and Lukyanovich publish a paper about the discovery of nanotubes

  • First Production

    Oberlin, Endo and Koyama use chemical vapor deposition to grow "nanometer-scale carbon fibers".
  • Fullerenes Discovered

    Fullerenes Discovered

    Richard Smalley discovered fullerenes called "buckyballs" by shooting a laser at a graphite sheet.
  • Period: to

    Further Discoveries

    Smalley and his team conduct further research, discovering many different variations of fullerenes
  • Naturally Occuring Nanotubes

    Naturally Occuring Nanotubes

    Japanese scientist Sumio Iijima discovers nanotubes in soot discharge
  • Discovery of Buckytubes

    Discovery of Buckytubes

    Iijima and Donald Buthune discovered single-walled nanotubes called "buckytubes".
  • Nobel Prize for Smalley

    Nobel Prize for Smalley

    Smalley and his team are awarded the Nobel Prize for their achievements.
  • First Transistors Displayed

    First Transistors Displayed

    The first carbon nanotube field-effect transistor is demonstrated at Delft University.

  • Oscillations

    Multi-walled nanotubes shown to be the fastest-known oscillators

  • Graphene Sheet synthesized

    A sheet of carbon 5x100 cm large is synthesized--the largest ever up to that point.
  • Tissue Scaffolding possibilities

    Tissue Scaffolding possibilities

    It's discovered that CNTs can be used as tissue repair scaffolding

  • IBM makes a CNT circuit

    IBM announces that it has made a CNT electrical circuit--the first of its kind

  • Creation of a Better Transistor

    IBM manufactures a 9 nm transistor that outperforms its silicon counterpart
  • First Carbon Nanotube Computer

    First Carbon Nanotube Computer

    Researchers produce the first carbon nanotube computer. The image uses a scanning electron microscope to look at an inside section of it. The different colors are used to differentiate the parts.