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NEW TECHNOLOGY: Ceramic Nanofingers Support Sensors.

Publication: NDT Update
Publication Date: 01-JAN-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Ohio State University researchers are developing new sensors that are overlaid on microscopic finger-like structures on ceramic materials. Engineers here have found an easy way to carve the surface of inexpensive ceramic material into tiny filaments, creating a platform for devices that detect chemicals in the air. They could also be used to clean up toxic chemicals or gather solar energy, or to form fog-free or self-cleaning surfaces.

Each filament, or nanofinger, consists of a single crystal of the compound titanium oxide, and measures up to 5 micrometers long and at...

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