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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The plastic waste can be used to make high-performance carbon materials, such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and porous carbon.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
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
These movements follow the embrace and development of new technologies by Forestier-Kasapi and her team, foremost of which are carbon nanotube hairsprings to combat magnetism.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Alternatively, aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) technology offers long-term stability and reliable performance, even under extreme workloads, and continues to improve over time.
—Baratunde Cola, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
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
These movements follow the embrace and development of new technologies by Forestier-Kasapi and her team, foremost of which are carbon nanotube hairsprings to combat magnetism.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Alternatively, aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) technology offers long-term stability and reliable performance, even under extreme workloads, and continues to improve over time.
—Baratunde Cola, Forbes.com, 23 July 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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