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> [Carbon nanotubes are amazing because they're really good electrical conductors, yet they are only a few atoms in diameter. You can make transistors out of them in the same way you can with silicon. At Berkeley, we made the narrowest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mceuen/carbon-nanotubes-are-amazing-because-they-re-really-good-electrical/)

[Paul McEuen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mceuen/)

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## More by Paul McEuen

> [It's amazing that something only an atom thick can be an impenetrable barrier. You can have gas on one side and vacuum or liquid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mceuen/it-s-amazing-that-something-only-an-atom-thick-can-be-an-impenetrable/)

[Paul McEuen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mceuen/)

> [Carbon nanotubes are amazing because they're really good electrical conductors, yet they are only a few atoms in diameter. You can make transistors out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mceuen/carbon-nanotubes-are-amazing-because-they-re-really-good-electrical/)

[Paul McEuen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mceuen/)

> [Nanotechnology is the idea that we can create devices and machines all the way down to the nanometer scale, which is a billionth of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mceuen/nanotechnology-is-the-idea-that-we-can-create-devices-and-machines/)

[Paul McEuen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mceuen/)

> [The lessons learned as we try to build ever more sophisticated nanomachines will almost certainly inform our understanding of the origins of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mceuen/the-lessons-learned-as-we-try-to-build-ever-more-sophisticated/)

[Paul McEuen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mceuen/)

> [As an undergrad, I studied engineering physics at the University of Oklahoma, and all my degrees are from engineering departments. My father wanted me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mceuen/as-an-undergrad-i-studied-engineering-physics-at-the-university-of/)

[Paul McEuen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mceuen/)

> [I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mceuen/i-remember-being-fascinated-by-ants-and-wasps-and-other-bugs-when-i/)

[Paul McEuen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mceuen/)

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