Discovered in the early 1990s, carbon nanotubes have since captivated scientists for their extraordinary strength, flexibility, and conductivity. Stronger than steel yet lighter than aluminum, these ...

We have to be careful about the definition of discovery. In the case of carbon nanotubes, publishing one picture is not enough and not science. The Japanese government has started a big-budget ...

In any case the results are difficult to apply given the lack of any legal definition for a carbon ... the various methods used to produce carbon nanotubes are mechanistically consistent 8.