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Nature Nanotechnology (16 May 2008) | doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.157

Nanowires: Tiny trees do the twist

Tim Reid

One-dimensional nanowires are expected to have applications in nanoelectronics, nanophotonics and biotechnology. Now Song Jin and co-workers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have shed new light on the growth of nanowires from crystals by producing whole forests of tiny lead sulphide structures resembling pine trees.