See if you can find the 8 differences in each set of images.

Carbon nanotubes disordered by the big earthquake

The upper image shows disordered carbon nanotubes grown on the day of the big earthquake in Japan in 2011, as compared to the lower image, which was obtained at normal condition.

Yoshihiko Takano, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan

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The answers will be in the April 2013 issue.

Nanowire candles

This high-magnification scanning electron microscope image shows candle-like ZnO nanowires growing through a catalyst-drifting mechanism in a chemical vapor deposition system.

Jian Shi, University of Wisconsin, USA

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October 2012 answer key

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