Iijima Sumio

Iijima Sumio is a Japanese scientist renowned for discovering carbon nanotubes in 1991. These are tiny, tube-shaped structures made of carbon atoms, many times thinner than a human hair, with remarkable strength, electrical conductivity, and thermal properties. Carbon nanotubes have potential applications in electronics, materials science, medicine, and energy storage. Iijima’s work opened new avenues in nanotechnology, significantly impacting how scientists understand and manipulate materials at the atomic level. His discovery is considered a groundbreaking achievement that has advanced many technological fields.