Researchers Hope to Unlock Capabilities of Carbon Nanotubes

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UT Dallas researchers are using nickel electrodes to explore making electrical contact with a carbon nanotube that is about one-100000th the width of a human hair. Credit: University of Texas at Dallas
UT Dallas researchers are using nickel electrodes to explore making electrical contact with a carbon nanotube that is about one-100,000th the width of a human hair. Credit: University of Texas at Dallas

In a three-year project that researchers say could revolutionize the electronics industry, engineers at The University of Texas at Dallas are attempting to establish a standard means for tapping the potential of carbon nanotubes.


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