I've Seen The Future: Carbon Nano-Tubes

Over the past decade a material has emerged that will change everything in the world.  You think that electronics miniturization like smaller cell phones and iPods is cool?  Well you should check out carbon nano-tubes.  The more I read about them, the more they boggle my mind.  Here are some highlights:

The world's strongest substance - Carbon nano-tubes are 60 times stronger than the strongest high carbon steel.  They are stronger by far than diamonds, yet they are flexible such that sheets, threads, and cables can be created.  A single, thread-sized strand of carbon nano-tube could easily lift a car.  Nano-tube fibers are 20 times tougher to break than Kevlar.

Imagine anything made of steel.  Now imagine that same structure made with 60% less material.  Or put it another way, think of the same structure, but 60% lighter.  Actually, the difference would be much greater because nano-tubes are much less dense than steel.

The world's best conductor? - Cabon nano-tubes can theoretically conduct electricity 1000 times better than copper.

Open door to nano-technology - Carbon nano-tubes can be nested within each other.  When in this configuration, they can slide and rotate in an almost frictionless fashion.  The foundation of nano-machines.