Nature (Science)
2026-06-10 00:00
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HASH:430f164e54d7bddf0cfe7150dfcb780e
Light slows down carbon nanotubes in water
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Abstract
Water-suspended carbon nanotubes move more slowly in green light, suggesting that excited electrons in the tubes couple to the water through ‘quantum friction’. Water-suspended carbon nanotubes move more slowly in green light, suggesting that excited electrons in the tubes couple to the water through ‘quantum friction’.