
Nanotechnology: sci-fi or sci-fact?
The Naked Scientists Podcast
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Carbon Nano Tubes - What Are They?
The current world record in the length of a single nanno tube is about half a meter long. The bond between the carbon atoms in a material like graphine, which is essentially similar as the surface of a carbona tube, is a very special bond and is mechanically very strong. And it also allows the carbon atoms to share electrons and makes the material electrically conductive.
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