https://bornitron.com/news.html A neutral, sourced digest of developments in boron nitride nanotubes: research, producers, and market. en-us Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://bornitron.com/news.html#ion-flows bornitron-news-2026-ion-flows Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A high-profile nanofluidics result reports unusual ion transport in boron nitride nanotube arrays, reinforcing BNNT's promise for membranes, desalination, and biomimetic ion channels. https://bornitron.com/news.html#supercapacitor bornitron-news-2026-supercapacitor Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT A scalable CNT–BNNT–CNT device uses insulating BNNT as the separator between conductive carbon-nanotube electrodes — an energy-storage use exploiting the conductor-versus-insulator contrast. https://bornitron.com/news.html#optical-diagnostics bornitron-news-2026-optical-diagnostics Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Real-time optical monitoring of BNNT growth in a thermal-plasma reactor is demonstrated for impurity control, part of a move to fold quality control into the reactor rather than downstream purification. https://bornitron.com/news.html#seed-selectivity bornitron-news-2026-seed-selectivity Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Work in inductively-coupled plasma reports a causal link between boron-seed population and BNNT selectivity and growth mode — evidence that whether feedstock becomes tubes is largely decided at nucleation, the dominant cost driver. https://bornitron.com/news.html#colemanite bornitron-news-2025-colemanite Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT A CVD route uses colemanite, an abundant boron mineral, with a dual-catalyst system to grow aligned tubes at high yield — confirming feedstock cost is being competed down from the mineral side. https://bornitron.com/news.html#ti-b-o bornitron-news-2024-ti-b-o Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT A study identifies an oxygen-containing titanium–boron species as the active catalyst in a widely-used CVD system, widening the window for high-quality, high-purity BNNT growth.