This has led to a host of nanowire photonic devices including photodetectors, chemical and gas sensors, waveguides, LEDs, microcavity lasers, solar cells and nonlinear optical converters.

Nanowires offer innovative solutions in cancer diagnostics and therapy, enhancing drug delivery, biosensing, and imaging for ...

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The types of nanowires can be broadly categorized into the following: Each type of nanowire has its unique set of properties and applications, driven by its material composition. This diversity allows ...

Now, Charles Lieber and colleagues at Harvard University in the US have made integrated neuron–silicon nanowire transistor arrays to detect, stimulate and even halt neuronal signal transfer.

Nanowires are ultrafine wires or linear arrays of dots, formed by self-assembly. They can be made from a wide range of materials. Semiconductor nanowires made of silicon, gallium nitride and indium ...

In this light, a team of researchers led by Professor Takao Yasui from Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo), Japan, have focused their efforts on nanowire-based miRNA extraction and machine ...

Beginning with a discussion of the advantages and limitations of the technology, the authors also provide a thorough overview of published analytical models for double-gate and nanowire configurations ...

Built using a unique 3D nanowire structure, these transistors surpass traditional silicon-based models by operating on a far ...

Therefore, nanowire-based photovoltaic structures ensure a better, faster collection of carriers generated in the devices, and are promising candidates for power applications. Dr. Wang's research ...