Discovery of new nanowire assembly process could enable more powerful computer chips

https://phys.org/news/2022-09-discovery-nanowire-enable-powerful-chips.html

"optomechanical sensor 20 times more sensitive than existing nanowire-based devices. Nanowires... diameters 1,000X smaller than human hair and fascinating physical properties... energy harvesters and sensors, to information and quantum technologies. In particular, their minuscule size could allow the development of smaller transistors and miniaturized computer chips. A major obstacle, however, to realizing the full potential of nanowires has been the inability to precisely position them within devices"