NOVELTY - A nanocomposite comprises nanotube(s) associated with nanoplatelet(s).    USE - Nanocomposite used for exfoliated nanotube dispersion (claimed), biosensors, solar cell, actuators, air craft, vehicle, flame-retardant material and microelectronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The nanocomposite has reduced weight, excellent thermal property, electrical property, shear resistance and mechanical property, and provides the component having anti-lightening property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of nanocomposite, which involves oxidizing nanotube by adding to solution (a), isolating from the solution (a), resuspending in aqueous solvent, to form an oxidized nanotube solution, adding nanoplatelet to solution (b), such that the solution (b) exfoliates the nanoplatelet, isolating and resuspending nanoplatelet in aqueous solvent, to form an exfoliated nanoplatelet solution, and mixing oxidized nanotube solution and exfoliated nanoplatelet solution;    (2) method of manipulating nanotubes, which involves oxidizing nanotube to form oxidized nanotube, exfoliating nanoplatelet to form exfoliated nanoplatelet, admixing oxidized nanotubes and exfoliated nanoplatelet, to form a homogenously dispersed nanotube solution comprising exfoliated nanotube, injecting nanotube solution into template comprising microchannel and supported by substrate, causing alignment of nanotubes within microchannel, removing liquid from the solution to deposit nanotube film on the substrate and removing the template from the substrate and forming nanotube film;    (3) method for placing nanotube in a specific location, which involves altering the substrate surface to include a nanotube receptor, positioning a template on the substrate surface over the nanotube receptor, injecting an exfoliated nanotube suspension into the template comprising microchannel for aligning nanotubes and allowing nanotube to associate with the nanotube receptor; and    (4) method of preventing aggregation of nanotubes in a liquid medium, which involves forming a dispersion of nanocomposites in liquid medium.