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February 20th, 2003

Nanowires approach the quantum realm

Abstract:
Scientists at the City University of Hong Kong have fabricated the smallest silicon nanowires ever. Shuit-Tong Lee and colleagues believe that such wires - which have diameters approaching 1 nanometre - could be used to make UV light-emitting diodes, transistors and lasers

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