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May 03, 2013

NIST researchers propose new old way to purify carbon nanotubes
Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2013
An old, somewhat passe, trick used to purify protein samples based on their affinity for water has found new fans at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where materials scientists are using it to divvy up solutions of carbon nanotubes, separating the metallic nanotubes from semiconductors. They say it's a fast, easy and cheap way to produce high-purity samples of carbon nanotubes for use in nanoscale electronics and many other applications.* Carbon nanotubes are formed ... read more

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