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Wires on water

A centuries-old technique for transporting timber is the inspiration for a new method of assembling nanowires into large-scale, ordered patterns that could form the basis of a new generation of electronic devices.

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Figure 1: Logging and 'nano-logging'.

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Yang, P. Wires on water. Nature 425, 243–244 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/425243a

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