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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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.
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
On the Moon, the nanotubes were formed from a violent process.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 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
Scientists at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a new class of lightweight, highly conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) wiring that does away with copper and aluminum entirely.
—Joe Salas
june 10, New Atlas, 10 June 2025
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
On the Moon, the nanotubes were formed from a violent process.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 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
Scientists at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a new class of lightweight, highly conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) wiring that does away with copper and aluminum entirely.
—Joe Salas
june 10, New Atlas, 10 June 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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