Electron microscope animation: Carbon nanotubes pulled into thread @AppliedScience

Electron microscope animation: Carbon nanotubes pulled into thread @AppliedScience

Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

First-ever animation of carbon nanotubes self-aligning into a thread, captured by an electron microscope (as far as I know).

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