nanotube
noun
nano·tube
ˈna-nə-ˌtüb 
ˈna-nō-
: a microscopic tube whose diameter is measured in nanometers
especially
: one of pure carbon : buckytube
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Developed by researchers at the University of Surrey’s Advanced Technology Institute (ATI), the novel lithium-ion battery anode delivers some of the highest energy storage capacities reported for silicon–carbon nanotube systems, while maintaining stability over hundreds of charge cycles.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
New copper substitutes, like ultra-conductive aluminum, carbon nanotubes, and niobium phosphide, are promising but still in their infancy.
—Adam Charles Simon, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
It is focused on converting industrial plastic waste into high-performance carbon materials, including carbon nanotubes, for use in aerospace, defense, electronics, and advanced manufacturing.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The strongest off-the-shelf materials Kipping could find were commercially available sheets of carbon nanotubes, which is what the calculations in his paper are based on.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
New copper substitutes, like ultra-conductive aluminum, carbon nanotubes, and niobium phosphide, are promising but still in their infancy.
—Adam Charles Simon, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
It is focused on converting industrial plastic waste into high-performance carbon materials, including carbon nanotubes, for use in aerospace, defense, electronics, and advanced manufacturing.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The strongest off-the-shelf materials Kipping could find were commercially available sheets of carbon nanotubes, which is what the calculations in his paper are based on.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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nanotube
noun
nano·tube
-ˌt(y)üb
: a microscopic tube whose diameter is measured in nanometers
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