carbon nanotube

American  

[kahr-buhn na-noh-toob] / ˈkɑr bən ˈnæ noʊˌtub /

noun

• carbon nanotubes
  plural

1. Physical Chemistry. a tubular structure having a diameter on the nanometer scale, consisting of one or more sheets of graphene rolled into a cylinder; a cylindrical carbon molecule.

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carbon nanotube Scientific  

1. The most common form of nanotube, composed entirely of carbon atoms.

2. See more at nanotube

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• carbon-nanotube
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• carbon nanotubes
  plural

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carbon nanotube

"This chance discovery allowed us to recognize that we can design carbon nanotube architectures with desired characteristics by adjusting rotation angles and shaking conditions."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023

This different perspective allowed the researchers to identify electrons as the main culprit behind friction between the carbon nanotube and water.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 22, 2022

The carbon nanotube device is far from a modern computer processing unit, but it churned out the message: “Hello, World! I am RV16XNano, made from CNTs.”

From Nature ● Aug. 27, 2019

They had to thread a molecule of methane through a simulated carbon nanotube; unwind a helical molecule and wind it up in the opposite direction; and tie a knot in a simulated protein.

From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2018

The original Vantablack was a specialty carbon nanotube coating designed for use in space, to reduce the amount of stray light entering space-based optical instruments.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2016