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Nano-cables convert light into electricity

12:07 PM - December 15, 2006 by From the Web
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: nano, cables, light, electricity

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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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