Nanowerk  November 23, 2020 Studies have shown that carbon nanomaterials can increase required mechanical properties with relatively small addition amounts, all the while allowing the final material to be electrically conductive and piezoresistive in nature but their incorporation into large scale production requires intensive facility upgrades. Researchers in Russia used masterbatches and industrially available, inexpensive manufacturing techniques to examine how the addition of carbon nanoparticles can change the electric conductivity of polymer matrices. Essentially, the use of such materials has the potential to replace sensors in weight critical systems such as aircraft structures, with the material itself being able to […]