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What is a nanowire?

What is a nanowire? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (physics) A wire whose width is of the order of nanometers.
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This new Racetrack memory uses the spin of electrons to move data at hundreds of miles per hour to atomically precise positions along the nanowire racetrack.
Reponsivity of the single nanowire device in photoconducting mode was found to be enhanced by five orders, at 470 nm.
By encasing a silicon-based polymer in conductive molecules, they've developed a nanowire that can detect very faint traces of explosives in air or under water.
Nanowire technology could potentially be applied to engineering any electrically excitable tissue, including the nerves of the brain and spinal cord, said Dr Kohane.
Using this method the researchers have deposited platinum outside the nanotube and grown a nanowire of gold inside the tube.
In this research, a switch was designed for the first time by using a joint made of silicon nanowire and carbon nanotubes.

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