pipe

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The team created the nanoscrolls by rolling flat MXene flakes into tiny tubular structures that are about ten thousand times thinner than a water pipe.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

"The pipe itself is intact, but it cannot be operated safely because everything inside needs to be replaced or at least double checked to assess the extent of the damage."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The network had been shuttered since 2015, when a corroded pipe burst and caused one of the state’s worst oil spills.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

During an in-flight refueling mission, a rigid pipe is lowered from the tanker part of the aircraft and inserted into a small receptacle on the receiving aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Sam took out the first pipe and looked into the end to see the water.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry