Carbon Nanotubes do it again

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They are everywhere. Or really, sadly, they are nowhere, yet.

Carbon nanotubes promise so much, but have yet to really come through in a lot of key areas.

However, in one, there has been a major breakthrough.

Researchers have now figured out how to make carbon nanotubes "just so" in order to conduct as much electricity as massive copper cables.
Just so
Here is the original article:
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/38615/?p1=A1

But basically, big deal is that pretty much everything could get smaller, lighter, and more efficient.

Oh yeah, and these guys would be spared the trouble of fighting off a jackass utility company:
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