Combustible carbon nanotubes give off electricity, make really t...

Courtesy Engadget  Wed, 03/10/2010 - 08:22

Combustible carbon nanotubes give off electricity, make really tiny fires Need a more efficient heat sink?

Try a carbon nanotube .

Artificial muscle? Nanotubes . Space Ladder ? Self-cleaning windows ?

Incredibly small bowl of soup ?

You get the picture. What can't carbon nanotubes do? We're not sure just yet, but even power generation is not beyond their grasp.

Apparently when you coat the wee straws in butane and light one end on fire it creates a thermal wave, propelling electrons along...

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