Carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos, behave like asbestos
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 13:07
in Physics & Chemistry
A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes - a poster child for the “nanotechnology revolution” - could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities.
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