Issue link: https://nebusinessmedia.uberflip.com/i/812736
192 NE W HAMPSHIRE: First in the Nation • Profiles in Excellence Nanocomp Technolgies, Inc. F or years, carbon nanotubes, or CNTs, were hailed as the next great advancement in materials technology based on their "miraculous" properties of superior strength, highly efficient electrical and thermal conductivity, and ultra-light weight. As promising as the technology has been, no commercial manufacturer or academic developer was able to capture their attractive nanoscale properties in a way that could be used by existing industrial processes at meaningful scale. Nanocomp solved that issue by producing long CNTs in macro-formats – materials praised by the United States Department of Defense as "critical for national defense." Today Nanocomp, led by CEO Peter Antoinette, is putting New Hampshire on the map as the leader in next-generation nanotechnology manufacturing, enhancing the local economy and the country's global competitiveness. e company borrows from New Hampshire's history and the era of the textile industry, "spinning" its long carbon nanotubes into a material that resembles yarn or thread and also produces a sheet material, or non- woven mat, which can be cut down into specific sizes or even slit into tape. Nanocomp's MiralonTM products are extremely light, strong, and conductive, operating with impunity in radiation, salt, moisture or corrosive conditions and will not fatigue fracture, even in near cryogenic temperatures. Miralon products are currently in space, functioning as a lightweight electrical shield blocking electromagnetic interference, electrostatic discharge and the effects from solar or electromagnetic pulses. It is also being used to create lightweight honeycomb core used in solar arrays. is honeycomb core structure could prove to serve many functions in the aerospace industry, including aircra flooring and wings, lightening the entire cra and reducing emissions. As an example of real-life space applications, NASA used Nanocomp's Miralon products on the Juno spacecra, due to orbit Jupiter in 2016, as lightweight shielding on the critical support struts for the attitude control thrusters and the main engine housing. In May 2015, an Atlas V mission, which launched the Air Force Space Command 5 satellite, also placed into orbit a special cube satellite to qualify the use of Miralon products. Another place where Miralon products could have a huge impact in aerospace is in cabling. For instance, in an airplane there are miles of data cable, much of it not flight-critical (in-flight entertainment systems, seat-back systems, and lighting). is translates to about MiralonTM is used in honeycomb core – saving weight over traditional materials with superior performance in harsh conditions. Today Nanocomp is putting New Hampshire on the map as the leader in next-generation nanotechnology manufacturing. Layers of MiralonTM sheet stacked together can stop a bullet; Nanocomp could save lives with lighter weight armor solutions for soldiers and law enforcement personnel.