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Scientists in Arkansas believe carbon nanotubes could have benefits for agriculture.

Scientists in Arkansas believe carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could have benefits for agriculture.

Scientific research is already underway to use nanoparticles in ‘nano-agriculture’ to improve the productivity of plants for food, fuel, and other uses.
Mariya Khodakovskaya, Alexandru Biris and their colleagues have reported the first evidence that CNTs penetrate the hard outer coating of seeds with beneficial effects. Nanotube-exposed [...]

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