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The discussion centers around nanotubes and nanotechnology, with participants sharing resources, asking questions, and exploring the characteristics and origins of nanotubes. The scope includes resource sharing, conceptual inquiries, and some technical aspects related to the appearance of nanotubes.

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  • Resource sharing
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  • Exploratory

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  • One participant requests links to e-books and lectures on nanotubes, indicating a desire for educational resources.
  • Another participant provides several links to articles and resources related to nanotubes and their applications, suggesting these may be useful for the original poster's project.
  • A participant expresses gratitude for the shared resources, indicating they found them helpful for their project.
  • There is a speculative question about the color of a patch of nanotubes visible to the naked eye, with one participant suggesting gray and another recalling that non-pure carbon nanotubes appear black, comparing them to coal or pencil lead.
  • A participant questions whether nanotubes are created or found in nature, seeking clarification on their origins.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the usefulness of shared resources, but there is uncertainty regarding the appearance and origins of nanotubes, with differing views on their color and whether they occur naturally or are synthetically produced.

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The discussion includes assumptions about the nature of nanotubes and their visibility, as well as the availability of educational resources, which may vary by institution.

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Students and researchers interested in nanotubes, nanotechnology, and related educational resources may find this discussion beneficial.

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I'm the second year physics student and I'm very interested in nanotubes and nanotechnology. Does anybody know any links to e-books and lectures on nanotubes? Thanks!
 
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I didn't find any free e-book on nanotubes.

Nevertheless, I think that some of these links can help you: :smile:

Te nanotube site: http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/csc/nanotube.html

And other links:
From PNAS:
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/96/25/14199.pdf

Appliance of nanoparticles in Biology / Medicine:
http://www.jnanobiotechnology.com/content/pdf/1477-3155-2-3.pdf

Physics-Web
http://physicsweb.org/article/world/11/1/9

Nanomedicine
http://www.landesbioscience.com/nanomedicine/

Nanotechnologie (In german)
http://www.stern.de/wissenschaft/natur/index.html?id=502065&nv=sb[/URL]

Nature
[URL]http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040816/full/040816-4.html[/URL]
 
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Many thanks! The first link will help me for sure, but the others are very interesting.
 
Thanks a lot ryokan, you really helped my project get better.
 
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~phys600/natelson/

maybe useful...
 
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Suppose you had enough of these nanotubes lying together on a flat surface, packed like sardines, that your naked eye could see a little patch of them. What color would they be? I have been picturing them as gray, but I have absolutely no justification for that.
 
The stuff I have seen, not pure carbon nanotube, was black. Think of coal, or dark pencil lead.
 
Davorak said:
The stuff I have seen, not pure carbon nanotube, was black. Think of coal, or dark pencil lead.

Or diamond ? :smile:
 
Hilbert Space said:
I'm the second year physics student and I'm very interested in nanotubes and nanotechnology. Does anybody know any links to e-books and lectures on nanotubes? Thanks!

Also do check if your university subscribes to any e-book! It's an opportunity one shouldn't let pass by.
 
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I know very little about nano-tubes besides that they are cylinders made up of carbon, and they are very strong. Are nanotubes created or are they found in nature? If so where are they found?
 

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