| The skateboards of the future will be hover | | | | although they will certainly be seen as disruptors |
| boards and if they are to fly they will need to be | | | | of the industry and current technology. |
| made out of lighter materials. What materials | | | | Over the last five decades the sport of |
| might they be made of? Chances are they will be | | | | skateboarding has increased and become more |
| made of Carbon Nano Tube construction or | | | | exciting each year. However, skateboarding has |
| ultra-light weight composites. | | | | not seen its greatest leap in technology quite yet |
| Most plastics such as polyethylene and | | | | and the hover board will change all that. |
| polypropylene are way too heavy and wood | | | | How is Carbon Nano-Tube construction done? |
| simply won't work. This means the current | | | | Currently Carbon Nano tube construction is very |
| manufacturing processes that are used to make | | | | expensive and there are several prototype |
| skateboards will have to be changed along with | | | | methods, none of which are producing the |
| the materials. This transition may upset the | | | | economies of scale for all the potential applications. |
| industry and some of the riders and there will be | | | | Therefore its use and applications have been |
| resistance to change. | | | | ultrahigh technologies such as military and space. |
| The resistance will be similar to what we saw | | | | In the future of course Carbon Nano tubes will be |
| with skis or choosing to go down the slopes on a | | | | used for bicycles, golf clubs, skateboards and car |
| snowboard. Most skiers were reluctant to switch | | | | bodies. |
| to snowboards because they call themselves | | | | In fact, Carbon Nano Tubes will be used any time |
| purists, but over time many tried the new | | | | weight and strength are an issue and that is |
| snowboards and enjoyed them very much and | | | | usually all the time meaning that Carbon Nano |
| never went back to skis. Will some skateboarders | | | | tubes will be used in nearly everything. |
| be afraid to fly or worry about the injury risks | | | | Carbon is plentiful on planet Earth and there is no |
| associated with high-tech hoverboards? | | | | shortage. It is only a matter of the manufacturing |
| The allure of being able to fly on a skateboard | | | | process - as costs come down in manufacturing |
| has a tremendous advantage for the | | | | the number of applications will increase until |
| manufacturers of hover boards in the future, | | | | everything is made and Carbon Nano Tubes. |