Carbon nanotubes could be used in film-like flat speakers

by Darren Murph, posted Nov 3rd 2008 at 11:42PM

Seriously, is there anything carbon nanotubes can't do? We've got shock absorbers, flexible displays, atypically small eating utensils and now, film-like speakers. For times when NXT flat drivers simply aren't thin enough, a team of Chinese researchers have reportedly found a way to create sound from a thin sheet of carbon nanotubes. The film, which could be stretched and placed on PMPs, HDTVs or even clothing, can generate sound when "zapped with a varying electric current." Great, the perfect recipe for a new wave of Milli Vanilli copycats. A video of the tech can be seen after the jump.

[Via Physorg]

Filed under: Industry, Speakers

Tags: audio, carbon nanotubes, CarbonNanotubes, discovery, flat speaker, flat speakers, FlatSpeaker, FlatSpeakers, loudspeaker, music, nanotube, nanotubes, science, speaker, speakers, video

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GhostDoggy @ Nov 4th 2008 5:09AM

Wasn't there a correlation between carbon nano tubes and harmful asbestos?

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dj496 @ Nov 4th 2008 9:33AM

wow. anything WILL be possible, just give it time.

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