"The nanotube is the smallest tube on earth and we have found a sleeve to put over it,". From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The idea is for injected "nanotube" particles to be carried to tumours in the bloodstream. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference
It's carbon nanotube this and carbon nanotube that. From Wordnik.com. [Material World: The Week (According to Me)] Reference
Both are used to make nanotube arrays see illustration. From Wordnik.com. [Material World: Hydrogen Made Cheaply] Reference
nanotube ink: Desktop printing of carbon nanotube patterns. From Wordnik.com. [August 30th, 2006] Reference
FLATOW: And how's it different than, say, a carbon nanotube. From Wordnik.com. [Graphene: A Sandbox For Physicists, 1 Atom Thick] Reference
If it's rolled "on the bias," the nanotube will conduct electricity. From Wordnik.com. [Any advanced technology looks like magic] Reference
A lower orbit means less length for the nanotube tethers and less tension. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: Space Elevator Update] Reference
The device has an iron nanoparticle positioned inside a hollow carbon nanotube. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
Carbon nanotube arrays can also be grown in intricate patterns using metal masks. From Wordnik.com. [The World’s Longest Carbon Nanotube | Impact Lab] Reference
The nanotube-fed larvae also survived to adulthood just as well as the control group. From Wordnik.com. [First Look at Nanotubes Inside Living Animals | Impact Lab] Reference
First they had to figure out how to successfully attach the lysostaphin to the nanotube. From Wordnik.com. [Swatting 'Superbugs' in Hospitals, Homes] Reference
One line of nanotube research has been to find ways to make the tubes grow continuously. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: Better All The Time #21] Reference
What Sarah Palin knows about scientific processes and methods would fit in a a nanotube. From Wordnik.com. [Palin calls for Obama to boycott climate change conference] Reference
That changed in 1991 when Japanese researcher Sumio Iijima discovered the carbon nanotube. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: The Power of the "Push Prize"] Reference
Currently the nanotube grids entail tricky chemistry in a 700-degree° Celsius furnace. —. From Wordnik.com. [Tubes of Light] Reference
One self-assembled, self healing, super processor with carbon nanotube wiring at 1-2nm wide. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
Koyama says that his research shows that two types of carbon nanotube fibers may cause cancer. From Wordnik.com. [Japanese Professor Warns of Cancerous Material] Reference
The first, a plastic rectangular boat with a nanotube strip at its back, performs linear motion. From Wordnik.com. [Harnessing Direct Solar Power To Propel Tiny Nanomaterial Machines | Impact Lab] Reference
Nevertheless, just one nanotube can conduct current better than any conventional electrical wire. From Wordnik.com. [Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Spray on Solar Using Buckyballs] Reference
The second machine is a simple rotor with one nanotube strip on one side of each of its four fins. From Wordnik.com. [Harnessing Direct Solar Power To Propel Tiny Nanomaterial Machines | Impact Lab] Reference
Theoretically the carbon nanotube could be 100 times the strength of steel at one-fifth of the weight. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: The Power of the "Push Prize"] Reference
At the street level, there are ultra-light bicycle frames being made from nanotube composite materials. From Wordnik.com. [New Essay: Nanotechnology Now | Columns | Futurismic] Reference
The length made it possible for the company to make carbon-nanotube materials in sheets up to 3 feet by 6 feet. From Wordnik.com. [The 2008 Technology Innovation Awards] Reference
But it would have to be based on recent carbon nanotube advancements and, perhaps, the work of Bradley Edwards. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: Arthur C. Clarke's New Space Elevator Prediction] Reference
Now we need to start paying way more attention to the cost of nanotube production and less attention to the length. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: Nano Fibers Grow Up] Reference
Now as great as DNA Origami is, underpinning this push forward are the rather amazing properties of a carbon nanotube. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
Oversimplifying grossly, if the cylinder is formed by rolling "straight across," the nanotube will act as a semiconductor. From Wordnik.com. [Any advanced technology looks like magic] Reference
I believe that within five years cars will be running on all electric via carbon nanotube supercapacitors or a similar technology. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: Getting There on Air] Reference
If they ever begin producing viable carbon nanotube tethers for commercial usethink space elevator, I could think of nothing better. From Wordnik.com. [Super Efficient Floating Wind Turbines from Magenn | Inhabitat] Reference
In theory, at least, carbon-nanotube-based materials have the potential to be 100 times as strong as steel, at one-sixth the density. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: August 2005 Archives] Reference
He cheated just as surely, and as effectively, as if he used a carbon nanotube superbat, or ran a shorter basepath than everyone else. From Wordnik.com. [Keith Blanchard: Let's All Stop Whining And Let The Athletes Juice!] Reference
If you cut open a nanotube and roll it out flat, you get a sheet of carbon-graphite one molecule thick, referred to as ‘graphene’. From Wordnik.com. [Carbon Is The New Silicon | Blog | Futurismic] Reference
When sunlight shines on the grid, each tiny nanotube "tower" converts the light to electricity, just like in a conventional solar panel. From Wordnik.com. [Tubes of Light] Reference
For data storage, a small electrical signal is applied across the nanotube causing the iron nanoparticle shuttle to move back and forth. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
A water desalination system using carbon nanotube-based membranes could significantly reduce the cost of purifying water from the ocean. From Wordnik.com. [This is very, very small, but it could be big] Reference
The most recent experiments have produced 4-centimeter-long pieces of carbon-nanotube materials that have 70 times the strength of steel. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: August 2005 Archives] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.

