Nanowires Inside Carbon Nanotubes Can Improve Solar Cell Technology [Study]

Medicine & Technology Mar 29, 2023

Nanowires as thin as hair strands can be used for solar energy. Read for full details.

Electronic Nose Built With Ammonia-Sensitive Nanowires Can Sniff Chemicals to Monitor Health Complications

Feb 27, 2023

An electronic nose made of nanowires can revolutionize the health monitoring system. Read for the full story.

Efficient Bone Cell Formation Possible to Achieve in Shorter Time Through Technique Relying on Iron Nanowires

Jul 07, 2022

A nanotechnology platform developed by scientists could lead to new degenerative bone disease treatments. Read to know more about this nanotech advancement.

Bending the Norm on Nanowires

May 27, 2019

New methods of arranging silver nanowires make them more durable, shows a study by KAUST.

Researchers from NIST boost intensity of nanowire LEDs

Mar 21, 2019

Nanowire gurus at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made ultraviolet light-emitting diodes produce five times higher light intensity than do comparable LEDs

Vitamin C can help gold nanowires grow

Mar 18, 2019

Scientists discover a method to turn stubby gold nanorods into gold nanowires of impressive length. It could be valuable for sensing, diagnostic, imaging and therapeutic applications.

Researchers Have Constructed The World's Thinnest One-Dimensional Metallic Nanowire.

May 22, 2017

Researchers at Cambridge and the University of Warwick have jumped ahead to its logical endpoint and shrunk wires down to a string of single atoms.

Scientists Have Gone A Step Further In Quantum Computer Discovery

May 21, 2017

IBM Scientists Demonstrate Ballistic Nanowire Connections, A Potential Future Key Component for Quantum Computing.

Not Sugary Sweet, But New Artificial Photosynthesis May Change the Game Altogether

Apr 17, 2015

Now, it’s not the first endeavor into artificial photosynthesis, but it may be the most successful on account of its hybrid technology. And by creating a system of semiconducting nanowires, paired with bacteria, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy and University of California, Berkeley believe that they may change the biotechnology game by converting carbon dioxide into something else, instead of a sugary sweet treat.

Watch This Spider Spin a Web That Makes Tech Designers Envious

Jan 30, 2015

Looking to boost the integrity of nanofilaments, important in commercial manufacturing and technology, researchers from Oxford University recently investigated how the filaments are spun in nature. Pulling inspiration from outside in their gardens, the researchers from the UK captured female Uloborus plumipes commonly known as “feather-legged lace weavers” and watched them spin their webs.

Ever Wonder How Spiders Spin Such Long Webs? Researchers at Oxford Use Microscopy to Find the Answer

Jan 29, 2015

Looking just outside into their gardens for a bit of inspiration, one group of Oxford University researchers has sought out to discover how common spider species spin such long, ornate fiber while only being a few nanometers thick. Hoping to reveal nature’s secret, which may someday revolutionize the technological industry as manufacturers find new ways of commercially spinning nano-scale filaments, the researchers captured female Uloborus plumipes commonly known as “feather-legged lace weavers” and watched them spin their webs.

DNA 'Wires' Can Carry Electricity

Oct 28, 2014

Scientists working at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have reportedly made a breakthrough in nanotechnology that could have far-reaching implications for nanotechnology. The group, comprised of researchers from the U.S., Spain, Italy, Cyprus and Denmark, published their findings in Nature Nanotechnology and claim they have been able to show that DNA molecules can carry electric current.