Nanomaterials
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Nanomaterials describe, in principle, chemical substances or materials of which a single unit is sized between 1 and 100 nm.
"Lotus effect", hydrophobic effect with self-cleaning ability
Close-up of the underside of a gecko's foot as it walks on a glass wall (spatula: 200 × 10–15 nm)
SEM micrograph of a butterfly wing scale (× 5000)
Peacock feather (detail)
Carbon nanotube
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A carbon nanotube is a tube made of carbon with a diameter in the nanometre range. They are one of the allotropes of carbon. Two broad classes of carbon nanotubes are recognized:
Transmission electron microscope image of carbon nanotube junction
A scanning electron microscopy image of carbon nanotube bundles
Computer simulated microstructures with agglomeration regions
Nano tape