Controlling the growth of semiconducting nanowires
MIT doctoral candidate Sam Crawford has contributed to fundamental understanding of growth processes using metal seed particles.
An electrical switch for magnetism
MIT researchers develop a new approach to controlling the motion of magnetic domains; work could lead to low-power computer memory.
Explained: Nanowires and nanotubes
Tiny filaments and cylinders are studied for possible uses in energy, electronics, optics and other fields.
Watching fluid flow at nanometer scales
Researchers find that tiny nanowires can lift liquids as effectively as tubes.
New solar-cell design based on dots and wires
MIT researchers improve efficiency of quantum-dot photovoltaic system by adding a forest of nanowires.
Merging tissue and electronics
New tissue scaffold could be used for drug development and implantable therapeutic devices.
Teaching self-assembling structures a new trick
MIT researchers produce 3-D configurations that could lead to new microchips and other devices.
A new twist on nanowires
Technology developed at MIT can control the composition and structure of these tiny wires as they grow.
Straining forward
Nanowires made of ‘strained silicon’ — silicon whose atoms have been pried slightly apart — show how to keep increases in computer power coming.