Wires (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

Rice University

Wires (1 of 3)

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These nanowires were created at Rice University through a process called meniscus-mask lithography. From left, they're made of silicon, silicon dioxide, gold, chromium, tungsten, titanium, titanium dioxide and aluminum. The scale bar is 1 micron for all images.

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Tour Group/Rice University

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