nanotube
Britishnoun
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A hollow cylindrical or toroidal molecule made of one element, usually carbon. Nanotubes are being investigated as semiconductors and for uses in nanotechnology.
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See also fullerene
Example Sentences
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Eventually, he intends to design an experiment in which researchers create a nanotube to see how it affects the state of cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025
With such knowledge, Kwon says, there's the possibility of one day dialing up or down nanotube production to protect the brain.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025
Decoding the nanotube data meant loading the data into a machine-learning algorithm, and telling the algorithm which samples came from patients with ovarian cancer, and which from people without it.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
She transferred and adhered the nanotube forest in between the two middle layers of the composite, then cooked the material in an autoclave to cure.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
The problem is that most ways to make CNTs in greater quantities ⎯ which is necessary for use in numerous applications ⎯ typically yield heterogeneous, disorderly nanotube assemblies.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023
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