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Published online 15 November 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061113-11
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Sharpest cut from nanotube sword
Carbon nanotech may have given swords of Damascus their edge.
Think carbon nanotubes are new-fangled? Think again. The Crusaders felt the might of the tube when they fought against the Muslims and their distinctive, patterned Damascus blades.
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