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Published online 12 March 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040308-10
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Yarn spun from nanotubes
Tiny tubes may yield ultrastrong fibres.
Scientists have spun long, rope-like fibres from nanotubes. Their environmentally friendly method could be tweaked to make high-strength threads for use in engineering.
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