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Self-assembling Carbon Nanoyarn
The approach used by NIF here to draw carbon nanotubes together is borderline artisanal. The end result is a micro-scale thread with incredible tensile strength, developed to replace the spider silk previously being used to suspend fuel capsules for nuclear fusion.
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