It Slices! It Dices! Nanotube Struts Its Stuff

July 16, 2002 | Source: New York Times

Nanotubes can be processed to acquire remarkable properties: fibers thinner than a human hair that can be woven as a cloth or into a 100-times stronger muscle, molecular-scale electronic circuits, low-cost TV displays, X-ray sources, heat sinks, and microscopic gears.