China will use nanotechnology to improve the security of electricity network

China will accelerate the industrial use of a new material developed using the nanotechnolgie to ensure the safety of its power systems, said a statement issued by the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (CNNT).
The CNNT said the matter had been tested and extremely strict and technical assessments would be used to solve the problems of flashover (flashover lightning), that are recurring problems on power systems of China.

Other projects on the use of this new material in the research phase and would be implemented on a large scale, has informed the CNNT.

This material was created in 2009 after three years of research by the CNNT, Institute of Process Engineering under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute for Research on China's electricity.