The top five major uses of copper by market segments.

Nano-graphene platelets (NGPs) have high Young's modulus, high thermal conductivity (five times that of copper), electrical conductivity similar to copper, and are said to be 50 times stronger than steel.\n

CO2 solutions\nWhat suppliers say will help \nreduce CO2 emissions\n* Fuel injection systems for diesel and gasoline \nengines\n* Exhaust after-treatment systems\n* Turbochargers\n* \nReduced-diameter electrical cables; alternative metals, such as aluminum instead \nof copper, in cables\n* Electric steering\n* Hybrid powertrains\n* Vehicle \nenergy management components, such as power electronics and energy storage \nunits

Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. (www.nanocomptech.com), a developer of energy-saving performance materials and component products, today announced it has been awarded a Phase One contract by the United States Air Force under the Department of Defensebs Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The intent of this SBIR project is to develop a new generation of very lightweight, electrically conductive wires, cables and materials made from carbon nanotubes (CNTs).