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IBM researchers claim nanotube first
San Jose, CA - IBM has created an integrated circuit with a carbon nanotube, a first that shows the feasibility of one day using the touted tubes for commercial devices, Big Blue said.
Carbon nanotubes, essentially rolled-up sheets of carbon, have extraordinary properties; they conduct electricity better than metals, are stronger than steel, and can emit light. Many believe that they could one day be used to make everything from smaller, faster computer chips to lighter airplanes.