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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created atomically precise molybdenum disulphide nanotubes measuring just one nanometre in diameter, resolving a long-standing theoretical question about how electronic properties change at the nanoscale.

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Kashiwa, University of Tokyo

Who
Associate Professor Yusuke Nakanishi, researchers at the University of Tokyo
What
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created atomically precise molybdenum disulphide nanotubes measuring just one nanometre in diameter, resolving a long-standing theoretical question about how electronic properties change at the nanoscale.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:56:00 GMT · 4h 23m ago
Where
Kashiwa, University of Tokyo ·
Why
The achievement resolves a long-standing theoretical question about how electronic properties change at the nanoscale.
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This breakthrough provides a new platform for designing future ultra-miniaturized electronic components and transistors, which is critical as silicon transistors approach their physical limits.

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