Researchers at George Washington University have developed a low - cost method of turning carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) and solar thermal energy into weavable lengths of carbon nanotube ( CNT ) wool , worth $ 100 per fiber , according to an article published in Materials Today Energy . Previous efforts to make fibers resulted in lengths of 100 micrometers , which were too short to be woven into textiles . However , the use of Monel , a type of nickel - copper alloy , along with several other changes , produces fibers with diameters of more than 1 meter and lengths of more than 1 millimeter , able to be woven into bullet - proof and taser - proof suits .
Researchers at George Washington University have developed a low-cost method of turning carbon dioxide (CO2) and solar thermal energy into weavable lengths of carbon nanotube (CNT) wool, worth $100,000-$400,000 per ton, according to an article published in Materials Today Energy. Previous efforts to make CNTs resulted in lengths of 100 micrometers, which were too short to be woven into textiles. However, the use of Monel, a type of nickel-copper alloy, along with several other changes, produces CNTs with diameters of more than 1 micrometer and lengths of more than 1 millimeter, able to be woven into bullet-proof and taser-proof suits.