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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Because of this, its next vehicle may have a traditional powertrain or be powered by something different, like nanotube technology.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
The company makes carbon nanotubes and graphene, which are used in electric car batteries, and its Kansas investment comes after Panasonic announced plans to create a $4 billion electric battery plant in nearby De Soto.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Carbon nanotube devices typically have channel lengths of 7-10 nm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024
All in all, these new transistors perform roughly as well as state-of-the-art flexible transistors that combine carbon nanotubes, metal oxides, or polycrystalline silicon with plastic films.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
The company makes carbon nanotubes and graphene, which are used in electric car batteries, and its Kansas investment comes after Panasonic announced plans to create a $4 billion electric battery plant in nearby De Soto.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Carbon nanotube devices typically have channel lengths of 7-10 nm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024
All in all, these new transistors perform roughly as well as state-of-the-art flexible transistors that combine carbon nanotubes, metal oxides, or polycrystalline silicon with plastic films.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
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nanotube
noun
nano·tube
-ˌt(y)üb
: a microscopic tube whose diameter is measured in nanometers
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