Ko te waikura konutea he matū pararopi me te tātai matū ZnO, he waikura o te konutea.Karekau ki te wai, ka whakarewahia ki te waikawa me te kawakore kaha.Ko te waikura konutea he taapiri matū noa e whakamahia whānuitia ana i roto i te hanga kirihou, hua silicate, rapa waihanga, whakahinuhinu, peita, hinu, whakapiri, kai, pākahiko, aukati mura me etahi atu hua.Ko te waikura konutea he nui te aputa roopu hiko me te kaha here exciton, te tino marama, me te pai o te mahi whakamarama i te pāmahana rūma.Kei te whakamahia i roto i nga whakaaturanga karaihe wai, transistors kiriata angiangi, diodes marama me etahi atu hua i roto i te mara semiconductor.I tua atu, kua timata ano nga microparticles o te zinc oxide ki te whai waahi ki nga mara e pa ana hei nanomaterial.