| The incredible properties of carbon nanotube | | | | until we have large amounts of the material |
| technology means light weight material, | | | | to make trucks, school buses and passenger |
| transparency and strengths 50-250 times that | | | | cars with it, although that will surely come |
| of steel. This means added safety to | | | | in time.In the case of school buses most |
| aircraft, cars, buses and trains. It also | | | | school districts are strapped with cash and |
| means tremendous efficiencies in fuel.Indeed | | | | cannot afford to replace buses due to budget |
| such material maybe used to build houses, | | | | constraints. Indeed, the high diesel prices |
| bridges and buildings in the path of | | | | are putting even more of a burden on the |
| potential storm surges from Super Hurricanes | | | | transportation divisions in school districts |
| or over Earthquake faults. Since it can be | | | | now, as well as city buses. The safety in the |
| very flexible it maybe the perfect | | | | future will come from buses being less top |
| material.Unfortunately the costs to produce a | | | | heavy and therefore fewer will tip over. The |
| single carbon nanotube sheet is presently so | | | | efficiency in fuel costs will come from the |
| expensive that any material made will be | | | | incredible reduction in weight.Right now the |
| immediately allotted to the very most | | | | cost for a carbon nanotube sheet is very |
| important uses. For instance Space Ships, | | | | high, however in five years that may not be |
| Presidential Limousine, military aircraft, | | | | the case and in ten years carbon nanotube |
| bulletproof vests or testing its properties | | | | sheets will be mass-produced by most |
| in labs. Therefore it will be a long time | | | | industrialized nations. Think on this. |