June 2009
featured highlights
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Carbon nanotubes: Perfect clones
Growth of carbon nanotubes from 'seeds' enables precise control of the properties of the nanotube structures.
Nano Letters
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Magnetic nanostructures: Faraday’s law evolves
Experiments reveal that electromotive force can be generated in magnetic nanostructures by the application of a static magnetic field.
NATURE
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Chiral molecules: High-speed photography
Femtosecond lasers capture the weak signal of molecular handedness in real time.
Nature
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Fluorescent thermometer: Hot glowing cells
A fluorescent nanogel enables the measurement of temperature inside single cells.
J. AM. CHEM. SOC.
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Lead nanowires: Mysterious kinks
Measurements of the effects of high-energy interactions among electrons in lead nanowires may be useful for understanding the physical properties of high-temperature cuprate superconductors and graphene.
Nano Letters
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Graphene: Under control
A simple synthesis and doping method enables control of the electronic properties of graphene.
Nano Letters
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Carbon nanotubes: Logical switch
Nanotube transistors show controllable switchable behaviour for adaptive logic circuits.
NANO LETTERS
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Silicon carbide: Nanowires clean themselves
A superhydrophobic self-cleaning coating made from silicon carbide nanowires.
J. Phys. Chem. B
research highlights
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Magnetic oxides: Looking sharp
An exhaustive spectroscopic study reveals the magnetic response of optical excitations associated with dopants in zinc-oxide nanorods.
Applied Physics Letters -
Organic electronics: Promising solutions
A comparative study of solution-based processing and vacuum deposition reveals the best approaches for improving the performance of organic light-emitting diodes.
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Carbon nanotubes: Boosting bones
Carbon nanotube implants help to inhibit bone resorption.
Nano Letters -
Carbon nanotubes: Fast and tunable
Rapid synthetic route enables growth of property-tunable, high-quality carbon nanotube arrays in record time.
Nano Letters -
Metal oxides: X-ray vision
Developments in resonant x-ray scattering reveal the magnetic properties of the outer electrons of 5d transition-metal oxides.
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Nanomaterials: Full of energy
Lithium-metal oxide nanoparticles show promise as new cathode materials for safe, long-life lithium ion batteries with a higher charging capacity.
Nature Materials -
Zinc oxide: Perfect pair of defects
Scientists in Korea explain how oxygen vacancies in the semiconductor ZnO enhance conductivity in this technologically important material.
Physical Review Letters -
Non-volatile memory: Silver switches
A highly efficient memory cell based on resistive switching is produced at room temperature using a simple technique.
Nano Letters -
Nanoparticles: Easy on, easy off
Photosensitive molecules act as a reversible adhesive for attaching gold nanoparticles to carbon nantotubes.
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Self-assembly: Nanomaterials plate up
A promising chemical route to nanoplates enables easy control of superstructures.
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Nanoribbons: Under pressure
Simple control of nanostructure morphology allows tuning of the electronic properties of an anthracene derivative.
J. AM. CHEM. SOC.
