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Nanocomp Technologies Inc. has landed a contract to use nanotechnology to develop lightweight, electrically conductive wires, cables and materials for the U.S. Air Force.

The company will make the wires from carbon nanotubes under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program of the U.S. Department of Defense. Nanocomp plans to expand its current processing and manufacturing methods for producing carbon nanotube sheets and conductors with a goal of replacing traditional copper wiring in aerospace projects.

Financial details of the deal were not released.

The privately held, Concord, N.H.-based company has begun mass-producing carbon nanotubes into fabrics. Nanocomp has developed a process to produce an ultra-thin sheet measuring 3 feet by 6 feet and has been able to reproduce the process daily.

The company launched from the Lebanon, N.H., technology incubator Synergy Innovations Inc. in 2004.

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