Zylon vs Nanotubes.. ... SWNT

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  1. twobeer

    twobeer Regular Member

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    Looked at som tennis rackets using Zylon 360:
    Zylon has been of interest in the airforce industry due to it being stronger/lighter than Kevlar :) (its a polymer material).

    I sense the Nano-technovolgy is just in its infancy so far for badminton-rackets..

    check out:
    http://www.betterhumans.com/Errors/...n_into_Super_Fibers.Article.2004-09-02-2.aspx

    and

    http://www.newmaterials.com/news/1481.asp


    Will We See Woven Nano fibers ;-) from SOTX or Yonex in the future? :-D

    Wow.. The future so bright you gotta wear shades ;-P

    /Twobeer
     
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  2. Scott Kam

    Scott Kam Regular Member

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    As far as I know, Zylon has been used for a while by Babolat in their tennis line-up
     
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  3. twobeer

    twobeer Regular Member

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    Yes I know, the quote on top is from Babolats web :)

    Sounds like an interesting material for badminton.. But woven Nano would perhaps be even better :)

    /Twobeer
     
    #3 twobeer, May 10, 2005
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    I don't think we'll have the technology to weave nanotubes for a long time. :p
     
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