The present invention relates to fullerene, nanotube, or nanofiber filled
metals and polymers. This invention stems from a cross-disciplinary
combination of electromagnetic and acoustic processing and property
enhancement of materials through fullerene or nanofiber additives.
Containerless processing (CP) in the form of electromagnetic field
enduced and/or acoustic mixing leads to controlled dispersion of
fullerenes, nanotubes, or nanofibers in various matrices. The invention
provides methods of mixing that highly disperse and align the fullerenes,
nanotubes, or nanofibers within the matrices of metals and polymers. The
invention provides new compositions of matter and multifunctional
materials based on processing, composition, and degree of in situ
processing.