Super-Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the Nanotubes (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Super-Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the Nanotubes

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NIST researchers have developed a new technique to form nanotubes for use in gas sensing applications. One hundred to 1,000 times more sensitive than comparable sensors, their device could be used to study biological cell stress and cell communication.

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