water 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

Osaka recorded more than 90 cases of water pipe leaks under its roads in the 2024 fiscal year, according to the city's waterworks bureau.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Department of Water and Power says crews completed repairs on an underground water pipe and plan to restore service soon for thousands in Granada Hills and Porter Ranch.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

But many residents remain without running water or electricity — more than 55,000 homes are without running water and 9,100 households have no electricity — and water pipe repairs could take months, officials said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

He went directly to his mother’s bedroom, where Aureliano had boiled mercury for four months in his grandfather's grandfather’s water pipe to conserve the body according to Melquíades’ formula.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez