Ultralong beltlike (or ribbonlike) nanostructures (so-called nanobelts) were successfully
synthesized for semiconducting oxides of zinc, tin, indium, cadmium, and gallium by simply …

Charges induced in triboelectric process are usually referred as a negative effect either in
scientific research or technological applications, and they are wasted energy in many cases. …

Zinc oxide is a unique material that exhibits semiconducting and piezoelectric dual properties.
Using a solid–vapour phase thermal sublimation technique, nanocombs, nanorings, …

During several months of 2003, a newly identified illness termed severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) spread rapidly through the world 1, 2, 3. A new coronavirus (SARS-CoV) …

The identification of untranslated regions, introns, and coding regions within an organism
remains challenging. We developed a quantitative sequencing-based method called RNA-Seq …

We have converted nanoscale mechanical energy into electrical energy by means of
piezoelectric zinc oxide nanowire (NW) arrays. The aligned NWs are deflected with a conductive …

The harvesting of mechanical energy from ambient sources could power electrical devices
without the need for batteries. However, although the efficiency and durability of harvesting …

We have developed a nanowire nanogenerator that is driven by an ultrasonic wave to
produce continuous direct-current output. The nanogenerator was fabricated with vertically …

A self-powering nanosystem that harvests its operating energy from the environment is an
attractive proposition for sensing, personal electronics and defence technologies 1 . This is in …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful spectroscopy technique that can
provide non-destructive and ultra-sensitive characterization down to single molecular level, …