NewsSurface Design of Copper Nanowire Assemblies for High Defrosting Efficiencyby International Journal of Extreme ManufacturingInnovative design can lead to two-three times shorter defrosting durations than other three nanostructured surfaces
NewsScientists Turn a Nanowire with Exotic Currents into a Probe for Magnetismby University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringTeam added a samarium hexaboride nanowire to the tip of their scanning tunneling microscope
NewsEngineers Invent Way to Spray Extremely Thin Wires on 3D Objectsby Rutgers UniversityPlant-based spray could be used in N95 masks and energy devices
NewsOn Mars or Earth, Biohybrid Can Turn CO2 into New Productsby University of California - BerkeleyBacteria on nanowires convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to organic building blocks
NewsOptimizing the Growth of Coatings on Nanowire Catalystsby Brookhaven National LaboratoryScientists chemically treated the surface of wire-looking nanostructures made of zinc oxide to apply a uniform coating of titanium dioxide; these semiconducting nanowires could be used as high-activity catalysts for solar fuel production
News‘Stealth’ Material Hides Hot Objects from Infrared Eyesby University of Wisconsin-MadisonHiding from infrared detectors could become much easier, thanks to a new cloaking material that renders objects—and people—practically invisible
NewsLaser-Heated Nanowires Produce Micro-Scale Nuclear Fusionby Colorado State UniversityRecord-setting efficiency for generation of neutrons
NewsA Nanowire Array to Screen Drugs for Neurodegenerative Diseasesby U.S. Department of EnergyEngineers develop wires that penetrate neurons and measure their activity
NewsPearly Material for Bendable Heating Elementsby American Chemical SocietyScientists create a hybrid material consisting of imitation pearl combined with silver nanowires that works as a heater
NewsScientists Get First Close-ups of Finger-Like Growths that Trigger Battery Firesby SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryRemarkable cryo-EM images of dendrites show details down to the individual atom, and will yield new insights into why high-energy batteries fail