nanowires

Revolutionizing health monitoring with biologically grown nanowires that can sniff out many conditions
via via University of Massachusetts Revolutionizing health monitoring with biologically grown nanowires that can sniff
Schematic illustration of the novel chemical vapor etching process to fabricate ultra-narrow silicon nanowires, developed by Yung Joon Jung, Northeastern professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, and his research team. Illustration courtesy of Yung Joon Jung and Moneesh Upmanyu
Revolutionizing the semiconductor industry with a new form of silicon
Schematic illustration of the novel chemical vapor etching process to fabricate ultra-narrow silicon nanowires, developed
Generating electricity out of thin air – Really
Graphic image of a thin film of protein nanowires generating electricity from atmospheric humidity Generating
Multifunctional iron nanowires selectively obliterate cancer cells
By combining low-power magnetic fields, which agitate nanowires, with laser heating and drug delivery, target
Nanowire device can directly image single cells without the need for a microscope

Scientists have designed an ultra-miniaturised device that could image single cells without the need for

New technique speeds creation of nanowire devices boosting research into what’s happening inside cells

Combing out a tangled problem Machines are getting cozy with our cells. Embeddable sensors record

A new type of sensor acts like Velcro® for prostate cancer cells

Researchers have developed a new type of sensor that acts like Velcro® for prostate cancer

Quickly and effectively detecting cancer via a urine test using a nanowire device

Researchers centered at Nagoya University develop a nanowire device able to detect microscopic levels of

New discovery dramatically lowers the cost of producing the one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures

A simple technique for producing oxide nanowires directly from bulk materials could dramatically lower the

Synthetic Biology: New bacteria produce ultra-miniature nanowires for next generation electronics

Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have genetically modified a common soil

Newly Discovered Organic Nanowires Leave Manmade Technologies in Their Dust

A microbial protein fiber discovered by a Michigan State University scientist transports charges at rates

Shaking the nanomaterials out

New method to purify contaminated water Purifying water and greening nanotechnology could be as simple

Transparent, electrically conductive network of encapsulated silver nanowires uses 70 times less silver

A team headed by Prof. Silke Christiansen has developed a transparent electrode with high electrical

Tiny wires could provide a big energy boost

Yarns of niobium nanowire can make supercapacitors to provide a surge of energy when it’s

Electron microscope picture of wurtzite GaA/AIGaAs core-shell nanowires. (Dr. Dheeraj Dasa and Prof. Helge Weman, NTNU).
Better solar cells, better LED light and vast optical possibilities

Now, the combination of nanowires and graphene facilitates much broader and more flexible solar cells.