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doi:10.1038/nindia.2009.315; Published online 24 October 2009

Science feature

Nano hazards inside homes

K. S. Jayaraman

Indoor pollution from combustible sources is more sinister than hitherto believed, research by a chemistry professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kanpur has revealed.

Sabyasachi Sarkar has discovered that the products of combustion of domestic fuels include 'defective' carbon nanotubes.