New products usually have three phases on the way to commercial use. First is discovery, then the steep learning curve to pilot production, and finally the jump to full-scale production.
In this week’s Exploradio, we look at some of the challenges of taking the University of Akron's idea for a carbon-nanotube tape based on the clinging powers of the gecko lizard from the lab bench to the factory floor....
The discovery won't be used as tape. “And so we decided that the perfect application would be for making your computers cool down rapidly," said ADAP’s Ali Dhinojwala....
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