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Nature Nanotechnology 4, 398–399 (1 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/nnano.2009.164

Strictly nanotubes in Beijing

Adarsh Sandhu

The Tsinghua–Foxconn Nanotechnology Research Center (TFNRC) in China is unique in many ways. Located on the campus of the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing, it is entirely funded by one of the world's biggest industrial companies — Foxconn Technology Group — and focuses primarily on carbon nanotubes and related nanomaterials.