Behabtu, NatnaelYoung, Colin C.Tsentalovich, Dmitri E.Kleinerman, OlgaWang, XuanMa, Anson W.K.Bengio, E. Amramter Waarbeek, Ron F.de Jong, Jorrit J.Hoogerwerf, Ron E.Fairchild, Steven B.Ferguson, John B.Maruyama, BenjiKono, JunichiroTalmon, YeshayahuCohen, YachinOtto, Marcin J.Pasquali, Matteo2013-03-202014-03-212013Behabtu, Natnael, Young, Colin C., Tsentalovich, Dmitri E., et al.. "Strong, Light, Multifunctional Fibers of Carbon Nanotubes with Ultrahigh Conductivity." <i>Science,</i> 339, no. 6116 (2013) AAAS: 182-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1228061.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/70792Broader applications of carbon nanotubes to real-world problems have largely gone unfulfilled because of difficult material synthesis and laborious processing. We report high-performance multifunctional carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers that combine the specific strength, stiffness, and thermal conductivity of carbon fibers with the specific electrical conductivity of metals. These fibers consist of bulk-grown CNTs and are produced by high-throughput wet spinning, the same process used to produce high-performance industrial fibers. These scalable CNT fibers are positioned for high-value applications, such as aerospace electronics and field emission, and can evolve into engineered materials with broad long-term impact, from consumer electronics to long-range power transmission.engArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.Journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1228061