The smallest tubes in the world could someday make useful molecules flow into our cells, completely without leakage
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have devised self-assembling nano-scale pipes that are leak-free and can be used to install plumbing in our cells. The nanotubes, visible as thin green lines, attach themselves to the cells. Image credits Schulman Lab / Johns Hopkins University. Leak-free piping is something anyone who has ever had a plumbing problem …