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buckytube [ˈbʌkɪˌtjuːb] n (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Informal a tube of carbon atoms structurally similar to buckminsterfullerene How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He was much excited, then, by the addition of the buckytube (a single-walled carbon pipe, also called a "nanotube") to the ranks of fullerenes. A year ago, stuffing a buckytube with atoms to make an ultrathin wire seemed a highly speculative proposition. Pasadena, Texas has been selected as the site location to build a full-scale buckytube (single wall carbon nanotube) (SWNT) plant for Carbon Nanotechnologies, Incorporated (CNI) (Houston, Texas). |
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