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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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

In this view, a carbon nanotube wall transforms from a smooth, static surface into a dynamic pool of electrons that can buckle and ripple when disturbed.

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

Massive elevators would scramble up the carbon nanotube ribbon, grabbing hold of it with robotic arms, ferrying people and cargo out of our planet's gravity well without wasting millions of dollars on rockets and fuel.

From Slate ● May 15, 2013