Nano sorted!

From : - New Scientist

A method of sorting carbon nanotubes by their size and electrical properties could make them easier to use in everything from nano-electronics to tear-proof textiles.

Carbon nanotubes come in a range of sizes and vary in their ability to conduct electricity. Existing manufacturing techniques produce mixed batches with various sizes and properties, making it difficult to obtain tubes of a particular type.

Now a team from Rice University in Texas, US, has modified a device for sorting living cells to sort nanotubes.