Carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos, behave like asbestos

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 13:21 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. read more

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