Read article: Nanowire LEDs require combination modelling
Integrating carrier dynamics with wave optics calculations reveals for the first time dependences on size and temperature in nanowire LEDs that do not affect their planar and bulk counterparts
Read article: High-temperature superconductivity gets agile
The devices, which are based on ferromagnetic helical nanostructures integrated with silver nanoantennas that produce mechanical force in response to light, could find use in applications such as lab-on-a-chip technology, microfluidics and nanoscale assembly
Read article: Self-assembly responds well to stress
Block copolymer self-assembly aligns with shear stresses that arise from adding an inorganic topcoat that has a different coefficient of thermal expansion from the substrate
Read article: Highlights of nanotechweb.org 2017 – the movie
We take you through some of the highlights of the year both within IOP Publishing and beyond in nanoscale science and technology
Read article: Nanotechnology takes on microbial drug resistance
As bacteria evolve to fend off traditional antibiotics, nanomaterials may play a key role in tackling infectious disease
Read article: Magnetic skyrmions could help make low-energy artificial ‘brains’
Calculations suggest memory and learning could be mimicked by quasiparticles
Read article: What atomic-layer deposition could do for energy and the environment
The vacuum-based technique of atomic-layer deposition – a variant of chemical-vapour deposition – holds much promise for energy and environmental applications
Read article: Mini metal blanket foils lithium-battery freeze
Cheap solution helps with power loss at sub-zero temperatures, allowing for "all-climate battery"
Read article: Spectrometer made from quantum dots is compact and low cost
Devices could someday be used in household appliances
Read article: Nanometre-scale printing technique could put its stamp on the electronics industry
Nanoimprint lithography offers an exact way of replicating very tiny circuits
