Carbyne Nanotubes (IMAGE)

Penn State

Carbyne Nanotubes

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The image shows how special molecules break down when heated inside a tiny carbon tube, forming a perfectly straight chain of carbon atoms known as carbyne.
 

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Elizabeth Floresgomez Murray/Jennifer M. McCann/Penn State

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