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
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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
The approach takes a metallic nanotube, which always lets current through, and transforms it into a semiconducting form that can be switched on and off.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
Or take solar cells: this technique could be used to make nanotube semiconductors that convert a broader range of wavelengths into electricity, to harness more of the Sun's energy.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
"I am particularly proud of Jacques for pursuing the discovery that we can combine carbon nanotube filtration and shaking to tune the characteristics of these wafer-scale films," Kono said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023
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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