Future Nanotech Tools Made from Clay

by Michael Kanellos CNET News.com, 26 Oct 2005 The next big nanotech product, according to start-up NaturalNano, will be dug out of the ground. The Rochester, N.Y.-based company has found a way to use Halloysite, a naturally occurring tubular clay, as an unobtrusive carrier in metals, perfumes and other substances. NaturalNano says that by filling Halloysite tubes with copper and then mixing the tubes into a polymer, a manufacturer could make an electrically conductive plastic. Read more