NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- An international team of scientists has devised a simple, easy way to make filters of nanotubes -- pipes less than a wavelength of visible light wide -- that could help generate high-octane gasoline and filter out germs.

TROY, N.Y., May 2 (UPI) -- A relatively simple method for transforming microscopic carbon tubes into "ropes" several inches long could result in super-strong, lightweight materials, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered.

TROY, N.Y., April 25 (UPI) -- Just as disgruntled actors tend to react explosively when camera bulbs flash in their faces, scientists have found carbon nanotubes that can actually burst into flames under bright light, reaching temperatures hot enough to melt steel at a scorching 2,732

TROY, N.Y., April 3 (UPI) -- An innovative approach to placing patterns on silicon chips could be the key to making molecule-sized tubes of carbon an economical building block for products