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Telescopes and space missions

Flash Physics: A nanotube balloon, quantum coherence forever, two trillion galaxies in the universe

14 Oct 2016 Hamish Johnston

Flash Physics is our daily pick of the latest need-to-know developments from the global physics community selected by Physics World‘s team of editors and reporters

Artist's impression of how two carbon nanotubes could be used to create a tiny motor
Tiny motor: nanotube balloons could drive minuscule machines. (Courtesy: Umeå University)
Nanotube ‘balloon’ can be inflated and deflated A tiny carbon nanotube has been inflated

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