Definition of "nanotubes" []

• Plural form of nanotube. (noun)

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• "Made with ribbons of carbon 'nanotubes' - tiny hollow tubes of carbon - the material can expand to 220 per cent of its original length or width in milliseconds when electrically charged."
• "The image, based on an original drawing by Shepard Fairey, is just wider than 500 microns and is made of approximately 150 million tiny carbon nanotubes, which is about the number of Americans who voted on November 4, according to John Hart at University of Michigan."
• "Print Nanotube yarns twist like muscles Yarns made of the tiny straws of carbon called nanotubes have an astounding ability to twist as they contract, scientists have found. reported in Science, is similar to the action of muscles found in elephant trunks and squid tentacles."