Profile overview
Who is Sumio Iijima?
Sumio Iijima is an inventor associated with Japan. Their documented work in energy & climate includes Carbon nanotubes, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.
Sumio Iijima’s electron-microscopy work revealed carbon nanotubes: hollow graphitic cylinders whose exceptional strength, conductivity and nanoscale geometry opened a major materials field.
Known forCarbon nanotubes
FieldEnergy & Climate
Associated withJapan
Evidence reviewed3 sources
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What did Sumio Iijima invent?
The European Patent Office names Sumio Iijima in the finalist team for Carbon nanotubes.
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What did Sumio Iijima accomplish?
Carbon nanotubes became foundational nanomaterials for advanced composites, electronics, energy-storage research and nanoscale devices.
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What is known about Sumio Iijima today?
AZoNano published a current profile of Professor Sumio Iijima on 21 April 2026, a recent positive professional-profile record.
