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News Release 05-194
Slippery When Wet
Fluids race through nearly frictionless carbon nanotubes
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In this illustration, water travels through carbon nanotubes at a rate 10,000 to 100,000 times faster than models predict.
Credit: M. Denomme, University of Kentucky
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