Increasing the Intensity of Nanowire LEDs
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have designed high-powered ultraviolet light-emitting diodes.
Nanowire Technology Digs Deeper into the Science of How the Brain Works
A new type of nanowire gives us our most in-depth look at the human brain yet.
Nanowire Battery Prototype Lasted 200,000 Cycles
A new battery made from nanowires can be recharged at least 200,000 times without losing capacity or power. While the idea of making a battery out of nanowires isn’t new, the fragile wires don't last long witho... Read More...
Nanowires Deliver Medicine Directly to Injuries
An image of a field of polypyrrole nanowires captured by a scanning electron microscope is shown. (Purdue University image/courtesy of Richard Borgens)
Purdue University researchers have developed a new imp... Read More...
Engineers Use Shrinky Dinks to Pack Nanowires Closer Together
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign engineers are using Shrinky Dinks, a plastic that shrinks when heated, to pack nanowires tightly together for use in high-performance electronics. Researchers have had difficulty combining a large number of nanowires together that line up in the same direction and are only one layer thick.
World’s Smallest Nanowires Created by Vanderbilt Graduate Student
A doctorate student from Vanderbilt University built the world’s thinnest nanowire, just three atoms wide. The wires were created in collaboration with a mentor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Using a fine... Read More...
Engineers Create New Material Inspired by Natural Materials
MIT engineers have created a new material that was inspired by natural materials that feature the advantages of live cells and their ability to respond to their environment. This new material was demonstrated using bacterial cells that were coaxed to produce biofilms that can combine with nonliving materials.