Placement of nanofibers and yarns comprised of nanofibers onto a substrate are described. The nanofiber yarns are difficult to manipulate with precision given that the diameters can be as little as 5 microns or even less than one micron. As described herein, a placement system is described that can place nanofiber yarns on a substrate at pitches less than 100 μm, less than 50 μm, less than 10 μm, and in some embodiments as low as 2 μm. In part, this precise placement at small pitches is facilitated by the use of coarse and fine adjustment translators, and a guide connected to a compliant flange. The compliant flange and the guide facilitate consistency of location of a nanofiber yarn.

The present invention is directed to the production of shipping containers, computer server farm containers, and other forms of physical storage containers from a carbon nanotube-based fiber material with the potential application of other, non-carbon, nano-based materials containing various structures. Current materials used for shipping containers, computer server farm containers, and other forms of physical storage containers are heavier than the present invention and lack the ability to withstand high-intensity shock vibrations and other disturbances and are vulnerable to radiofrequency (“RF”) radiation. Instead of using metal, which is the currently preferred material used in the development of shipping containers, computer server farm containers, and other forms of physical storage containers, the present invention provides the use of a carbon nanotube-based material.

A gradient electrically conductive-uniform thermally conductive dual network structure-based electromagnetic shielding polymer composite with low reflection and high absorption and a preparation method thereof. The electromagnetic shielding polymer composite includes a gradient conductive carbon nanotube network with a vertically oriented cell structure and a uniformly thermally conductive hexagonal boron nitride/carbon nanotube network constructed by the hexagonal boron nitride dispersed uniformly in the carbon nanotube network and the gradient carbon nanotube network. The gradient electrically conductive carbon nanotube network and the uniformly thermally conductive hexagonal boron nitride/carbon nanotube network form a composite synergistic dual function network structure so as to make the electromagnetic shielding polymer composite have a low reflection and high absorption and excellent thermal conductivity.

A method for fabrication of a 3D printed part with high through-plane thermal conductivity is provided, where pure polymer particles and a carbon-based filler for heat conduction are subjected to milling and mixing in the mechanochemical reactor disclosed in Chinese patent ZL 95111258.9 under the controlled milling conditions including milling pan surface temperature, milling pan pressure, and number of milling cycles; then a resulting mixture is extruded to obtain 3D printing filaments; and finally, the 3D printing filaments are used to fabricate the 3D printed part with high through-plane thermal conductivity through fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing. The fabrication method can realize the fabrication of a 3D printed part with high through-plane thermal conductivity through the FDM 3D printing technology, features simple process, continuous production, etc., and is suitable for the industrial production of thermally-conductive parts with complex structures.

A thermally conductive curing process adds conductive additives to create pathways for dissipating heat during a curing process, thereby reducing the cure time, increasing the output capability, and reducing cost. Conductive particles or short fibers can be dispersed throughout the resin system or composite fiber layers in pre-impregnated or RTM-processed composite material. By disposing conductive particles or short fibers in a resin as part of the curing process, heat generated during the curing process can dissipate more quickly from any type of composite, especially thick composites. Conductive additive examples include multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), graphene/graphite powder, buckyballs, short fibrous particulate, nano-clays, nano-particles, and other suitable materials.

The present invention is a unique process of manufacturing rigid members with precise “shape keeping” properties and with reflective properties pertaining to radio frequency energy, so that air, land, sea and space devices or vehicles may be constructed including parabolic reflectors formed without discrete permanent layering. Rather, such parabolic reflectors or similarly, vehicles, may be formed by homogeneous construction where discrete layering is absent, and where energy reflectivity or scattering characteristics are embedded within the homogeneous mixture of carbon nanotubes and associated graphite powders and epoxy, resins and hardeners. The mixture of carbon graphite nanofiber and carbon nanotubes generates higher electrode conductivity and magnetized attraction through molecular polarization. In effect, the rigid members may be tuned based on the application. The combination of these materials creates a unique matrix that is then set in a memory form at a specific temperature, and then applied to various materials through a series of multiple layers, resulting in unparalleled strength and durability.

A process for manufacturing a cylindrical composite component comprises includes producing a fibrous texture in the form of a strip by three-dimensional or multi-layer weaving, winding the fibrous texture on several superimposed lathes on a mandrel with a profile corresponding to that of the component to be manufactured so as to form a fibrous preform, densifying the fibrous preform by a matrix. When the fibrous texture is wound on the mandrel, a web including a fugitive material filled with carbon nanotubes is interposed between the adjacent turns of the fibrous texture.

A 3D-printer modeling material includes for instance, a resin and a wire rod including a carbon nanotube yarn. The resin is a thermoplastic resin.

Provided is a heater for a ciga-like electronic cigarette with a heat transfer efficiency improved by strengthening a bonding force between a cigarette support portion and a heater portion by thermally pressing and bonding the cigarette support portion and the heater portion together using a heat-dissipating adhesive layer with a heat-dissipating filler added to a high-heat-resistant thermoplastic polyimide resin, and a method of manufacturing the same.

A gradient electrically conductive-uniform thermally conductive dual network structure-based electromagnetic shielding polymer composite with low reflection and high absorption and a preparation method thereof. The electromagnetic shielding polymer composite includes a gradient conductive carbon nanotube network with a vertically oriented cell structure and a uniformly thermally conductive hexagonal boron nitride/carbon nanotube network constructed by the hexagonal boron nitride dispersed uniformly in the carbon nanotube network and the gradient carbon nanotube network. The gradient electrically conductive carbon nanotube network and the uniformly thermally conductive hexagonal boron nitride/carbon nanotube network form a composite synergistic dual function network structure so as to make the electromagnetic shielding polymer composite have a low reflection and high absorption and excellent thermal conductivity.