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January 21st, 2004 ‘Centipedes’ could lead to nano-Velcro Abstract: Scientists from the University of Michigan and Purdue University in the US, and the University of Vigo in Spain, have made “bristled nano-centipedes”. The structures consist of a bristled silica coating on a cadmium tellurium (CdTe) nanowire core. “We were initially dumbfounded by the formation of the centipedes,” Nick Kotov of the University of Michigan told nanotechweb.org. “The topology of the nanowires is very interesting - it could be exceptionally useful for the design of optically active and remarkably strong nanocomposites, due to the ‘Velcro’ effect." Source: Nanotechweb Bookmark: Related News Press Discoveries Doped Graphane Should Superconduct at 90K February 8th, 2010 Electrons on the brink: Fractal patterns may be key to semiconductor magnetism February 7th, 2010 Rice physicists kill cancer with 'nanobubbles' February 4th, 2010 Physicist Discovers How to Teleport Energy February 4th, 2010