Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hollow cylindrical or toroidal tube measuring nanometers in diameter, composed of atoms of a single element, typically carbon.
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- noun chemistry A
carbon molecule , in the shape of atube , having afullerene structure and a diameter of about 1 or 2nanometers .
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- noun a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape
Etymologies
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Examples
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"The nanotube is the smallest tube on earth and we have found a sleeve to put over it," says Papadimitrakopoulos, whose discovery is featured in the March 6 issue of
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"The nanotube is the smallest tube on earth and we have found a sleeve to put over it,"
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"The nanotube is the smallest tube on earth and we have found a sleeve to put over it," says Papadimitrakopoulos, whose discovery is featured in the March 6 issue of
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The idea is for injected "nanotube" particles to be carried to tumours in the bloodstream.
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But carbon nanotubes and graphene also enable some completely new applications -- such as nanotube-based transparent conductors for the display industry and nanotube-enhanced supercapacitors for the coming "smart" electricity grid.
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Sandia National Laboratories researchers have successfully designed and demonstrated key features of a hydrogen storage system for GM Sandia researchers construct carbon nanotube device that can detect colors of the rainbow Jumbo 'nanotube' existence confirmed at Sandia/LANL nanotech center
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The gap between nanotube and its silicon oxide substrate thermally insulates the nanotube, meaning heat builds up in the structure rather than dissipating.
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The gap between nanotube and its silicon oxide substrate thermally insulates the nanotube, meaning heat builds up in the structure rather than dissipating.
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US researchers have demonstrated a form of nanotube archival memory that can store a memory bit for a billion years, and has a theoretical trillion bits/square inch density.
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What Sarah Palin knows about scientific processes and methods would fit in a a nanotube.
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