Sol-Flame Decorated Nanowires (2 of 2) (IMAGE) Stanford University School of Engineering Caption Professor Xiaolin Zheng at Stanford has discovered a new way to "decorate" nanowires with coatings of metal nanoparticles that greatly improve surface area. The decorated nanowires look like tiny pipe cleaners. Credit Stanford Nanocharacterization Laboratory Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.