![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106232216im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Nanowires Make Great Photodetectors
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April 23, 2007
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A new study reveals new details about how zinc oxide nanowires react to light, supporting the possibility of nanowire light detectors with single-photon sensitivity. Such wires may eventually enable new photodetectors for sensing, imaging, memory storage and other nanoscale applications.
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Source University of California, San Diego
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