Carbon nanotubes can now fireproof your furniture

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... just have to make sure the little devils aren't carcinogenic first ...

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/01/carbon-nanotubes-can-now-fireproof-your-furniture/ / sofa right warm crackling fireplace dangerous carbon nanotubes come to the rescue researchers National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST created carbon nanotube-based nanotube based coating foam furniture considerably less flammable revolutionary coating created microscopic club sandwich nanotubes squeezed between two layers polymers process repeated four times multi layer multi-layer plastic-like plastic like coating produced researchers develop special technique material stick to foam resulting coating thinner one-hundredth thickness of a human hair cushions other padding still feel the same when sat on after treatment about 35 per cent less flammable carbon nanotubes safe as we hope carbon nanotubes are actually carcinogen new coating safer alternative fire retardant chemicals currently use serve that candle covered birthday cake in the living room, or even in bed /