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News Release 07-055
The Longest Carbon Nanotubes You've Ever Seen
Crafted with breakthrough manufacturing technique, centimeter-long fibers are visible to the naked eye
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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have grown the world's longest carbon nanotube arrays, long enough to be seen by the naked eye.
Credit: V. Shanov, M. Schulz, University of Cincinnati
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The carbon nanotubes grew atop a specially designed wafer catalyst that allowed growth to continue for a relatively long duration. The individual fibers are difficult to discern in this image but appear as striations when they catch the light.
Credit: Jay Yocis of UC Photographic Services
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University of Cincinnati researchers have created the longest carbon nanotubes in the world. Grown in arrays that are centimeters long, the fibers catch the light as thin striations.
Credit: Jay Yocis of UC Photographic Services
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