Ukongeza kwiimpawu ze-nanomaterials eziqhelekileyo (impembelelo yobuso, i-dielectric confinement effect, isiphumo sobungakanani obuncinci kunye ne-quantum tunneling effect, njl.), i-nanomaterials yegolide nayo inozinzo olulodwa, i-conductivity, i-biocompatibility egqwesileyo, i-supramolecular kunye ne-molecular recognition, i-fluorescence kunye nezinye iipropati, ezenza ukuba zibonise amathemba okusebenza ngokubanzi kwiinkalo ze-nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, sensing kunye ne-catalysis, i-biomolecular labeling, biosensing, njl. Phakathi kweendlela ezahlukeneyo ze-nanomaterials zegolide, ii-nanowires zegolide bezisoloko zixatyiswa kakhulu ngabaphandi.
I-nanowires zegolide zineengenelo zomlinganiselo omkhulu, ukuguquguquka okuphezulu kunye nendlela elula yokulungiselela, kwaye ibonise amandla amakhulu kwimimandla ye-sensors, i-microelectronics, izixhobo zamehlo, i-Raman eyandisiweyo yomphezulu, ukufunyanwa kwezinto eziphilayo, njl.