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Published online 20 September 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040920-1
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Miniature aerials pick up light
Nanotubes work like radio antennas to convert light into electricity.
Radio aerials have been around for over a century, and routinely receive information carried by radio waves into our homes. Now, finally, scientists have built an aerial that can do the same for light waves.
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