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On the Cutting Edge: Carbon Nanotube Cutlery

Caption: Scanning electron micrograph of a prototype "nanoknife" shows a single carbon nanotube stretched between two tungsten needles. Triangular probe is the tip of an atomic force cantilever used to determine the breaking point of the knife. (Color added for clarity.)

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