Light-emitting silicon overcomes a major obstacle to denser, faster chipsIt's a solution 50 years in the making.By J. Fingas, 04.12.2020
Quantum 'hashtags' may prove the existence of a strange particleIt could be the key to practical quantum computers.By J. Fingas, 08.26.2017
Six next-gen battery technologiesOne of them dissolves in water when it's no longer in use.By Inhabitat, 10.08.2016
Gene-modified soil bacteria promise eco-friendly computingThe US Navy is creating nanowires from one of the most renewable resources on the planet.By J. Fingas, 08.22.2016
Nanowires could bring 'tunable' privacy glass to the massesGet ready to throw those crappy blinds in the garbage. By S. Dent, 03.16.2016
Nanowire discovery may lead to better, cheaper solar cellsScientists found an easier way to grow thousands of tiny, identical wires. By S. Dent, 01.26.2016
Nanowire sensor converts pressure into light, may lead to super-sensitive touch devices (updated)By J. Fingas, 08.13.2013
Plastic skin lights up on contact, may lead to touchscreens everywhere (video)By J. Fingas, 07.21.2013
USC battery wields silicon nanowires to hold triple the energy, charge in 10 minutesBy J. Fingas, 02.13.2013
New process for nanotube semiconductors could be graphene's ticket to primetime (video)By J. Trew, 09.30.2012
Harvard scientists grow human cells onto nanowire scaffold to form 'cyborg' skinBy S. Dent, 08.28.2012
NCSU creates stretchable conductors from silver nanowires, lets gadgets go the extra inchBy J. Fingas, 07.16.2012
Copper-nickel nanowires from Duke University could make ubiquitous printable circuitsBy J. Fingas, 05.31.2012