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Nature Nanotechnology (17 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/nnano.2009.224

Nanowires: Plug and play

Adarsh Sandhu

Plug-and-socket-based electrical connections are a traditional means of delivering power to electronic circuits. However, despite the dramatic downsizing of electronic devices, such conventional electrical connectors cannot be scaled down to submillimetre regimes because the mechanisms for making the electrical and physical connections are not the same.