An experimental technique has been developed to measure water flow through carbon nanotubes. Measurements reveal that flow can be almost frictionless, posing challenges for computer simulations of nanofluidics. See Letter p.210
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Michaelides, A. Slippery when narrow. Nature 537, 171–172 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/537171a
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