Carbon nanotubes grown using kitchen chemicals
Cheap compounds found in kitchen cupboards can act as catalysts for making carbon nanotubes
Researchers have discovered that cheap compounds found in kitchen cupboards can act as catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes. Everyday sodium compounds such as baking soda, detergent and table salt all work.
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