By incorporating the carbon nanomaterial into a membrane, surface-dominated thermal and electrical properties of composite structures can be maximized. Buckeye Composites’ buckypaper can be handled in continuous roll form similar to aerospace carbon fiber prepreg materials and is essentially treated as just another “ply” in the lamination process. Buckypaper is directly compatible with established autoclave and out-of-autoclave composite processing techniques, and is integrated into the composite structure by resin infusion during cure.