Researchers at Texas Tech University have come up with a new
method for detecting CNTs in soils, which will help determine
their toxicity. CNTs are so small that mean outer diameters of
13nm to 16nm are common in multi-walled tubes, shown here as
grains partially smeared on paper (scale in centimeters).
(Source: Shaddack/Wikimedia Commons) Great parallel. Burning
"stuff" is a quick solution used too many places in the world.
When the fire is out, the stuff is gone and out of mind. But
what is out of mind oftimes becomes the stuff in the lungs, the
bloodstream, the organs and cells. As for the scented candles,
hopefully the proliferation of LED "fake" candles on the store
shelves this year lead to fewer scented candles that must be
endured. A Christmas wish for 2013 and beyond? ""Its carbon, the
thing that loves to react with oxygen... Light it up :) Let's
find out how fast this material will decay or adhere to larger
particles."" I suggest reading up on the subject of Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons. "Lighti