Technology update
Sep 4, 2007
DENA dials up diameter-tunable nanowires
Dip into the literature and you'll find a number of techniques for controlling nanowire diameter, most of which require two processing stages: one to grow the nanowire and another to make the connection with the host device. Scientists at Oklahoma State University, US, claim that they can complete the task in a single step and are using the method to probe intracellular signalling pathways.
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