Nano-cables convert light into electricity
05:04 - Friday 15 December 2006 by From the Web
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: nano, cables, light, electricity Category : Miscellaneous
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: nano, cables, light, electricity Category : Miscellaneous
Nanocables that convert light into electricity could one day be used to power nano-robots.
The cables are 16 nanometres in diameter and several micrometres long. They resemble the light-harvesting antennae used by some bacteria and transform light into electricity in a similar way to the semiconductors in solar panels, albeit on a much smaller scale.
Read the complete story here. (New Scientist)
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