How do you cut a nanotube? Lots of compression

Friday, December 17, 2010 - 11:30 in Physics & Chemistry

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- A pipefitter knows how to make an exact cut on a metal rod. But it's far harder to imagine getting a precise cut on a carbon nanotube, with a diameter...

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