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Toxic Byproducts of Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing

Caption: These spaghetti-like structures are carbon nanotubes viewed under an electron microscope. The manufacture of these nanotubes can produce toxic byproducts, researchers report.

Credit: Photo by Anastasios John Hart

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