Definition of "nanowires" []

• Plural form of nanowire. (noun)

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• "The two devices, created by materials scientist Zhong Lin Wang and his colleagues at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, are both plastic-encased nanogenerators whose main components are the so-called nanowires, made of crystallized zinc oxide, a piezoelectric material that converts mechanical stress into energy."
• "Haverkort: "We expect that a protective shell around the nanowires is the critical step towards attaining the same efficiency with nanowire solar cells as with thin-film cells.""
• "The devices 'key components are so-called nanowires made of crystallized zinc oxide, a piezoelectric material that converts mechanical stress into energy."