News Physics Carbon tubes, but not nano New filaments could be more practical than nanotubes By Davide Castelvecchi August 6, 2008 at 5:36 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Take solace, all ye who’ve grown weary of carbon nanotube promises: The latest tubes are anything but nano.