Researchers discover that rotating a nanotube controls electrical flow

Raleigh, North Carolina--Scientists at the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University recently discovered that they could control a carbon nanotube's ability to conduct electrical current to another material--just by rotating the nanotube. This discovery may prove useful to researchers working in fields like wireless communications or micro-robotics by making it easier for them to design electronic devices and actuating systems at the nanoscale level.

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