ALPHABET 2 (IMAGE)

Rice University

ALPHABET 2

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Rice University scientists used a picoindenter to measure the stiffness of junctions in a nanotube "alphabet." They determined its letters handle strain to varying degrees depending on their form.

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Evgeni Penev/Rice University

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