Sentences with phrase «hollow structure»

The nanotubes, hollow structures made of carbon atoms in a unique arrangement, are more than 50,000 times thinner than a human hair.

As the plants grow, they form large, round hollow structures at their base called domatia that serve as nests for the ants.

Further, the new hollow structure continues to work far longer in operating fuel cells than traditional catalysts.

Strong and familiar images are juxtaposed with quotidian, Lo - fi, materials to create fantastical hollow structures empty of internal organs and mechanics.

The researchers suspect that the growth of these hollow structures is tied to the specific physical and biochemical conditions near the halocline, the layer that separates the freshwater from the underlying saltwater.

Reactants can flow into the hollow structure through holes in the faces, interacting with more platinum atoms in the chemical reaction than would be the case on a flat sheet of platinum or traditional, nonhollowed nanoparticles.

The crucial element is a carbon nanotube, a hollow structure made of sheets of carbon only one atom thick.