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Trivia question of the day — Oct 5, 2026

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QUESTION OF THE DAYMON 05 OCT
DIFFICULTY 48 · MEDIUMSCIENCE

Which carbon nanostructures, among the strongest materials known, did Sumio Iijima report in 1991?

  1. Nanodiamonds
  2. Nanoribbons
  3. Nanotubes
  4. Buckyballs
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C. Nanotubes

Nanotubes are sheets of carbon atoms rolled into hollow cylinders, and Iijima's paper set off a flurry of research into uses for them.

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