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Glassy drops of carbon coat the fibers that house nanotubes after their synthesis with a carbon arc.

Glassy drops of carbon coat the fibers that house nanotubes after their synthesis with a carbon arc.

Nanotubes coated with glassy drops of carbon poke through the surface of a column housing nanotubes. It was images like this that began the research team's interest.

Nanotubes coated with glassy drops of carbon poke through the surface of a column housing nanotubes. It was images like this that began the research team's interest.

Animation : How Glass Beads Form on Nanotubes

How Glass Beads Form on Nanotubes

Dr. Walter A. de Heer, Professor, School of Physics

Glassy drops of carbon coat the fibers that house nanotubes after their synthesis with a carbon arc.