Quantum-dot device detects DNA
New sensor could be used to detect disease
Read article: Nanowires are guided around chips
Nanowires are guided around chips
DNA coating offers a route to self-assembled circuits
Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
Read article: Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors
Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors
Tiny organisms could spin a rotor, say physicists
Read article: ‘Uncontrollable’ nuclei sharpen up MRI
‘Uncontrollable’ nuclei sharpen up MRI
The solution to a theoretical puzzle could provide the basis for improved MRI techniques.
Read article: Spinning drops could model black holes
Spinning drops could model black holes
Water droplets take on strange shapes when levitated and spun
Read article: Renewable energy source inspired by fish
Renewable energy source inspired by fish
Device exploits vortices generated by slow-moving currents
Read article: European synchrotron secures €177m upgrade
European synchrotron secures €177m upgrade
New beamlines will allow nanometre-scale experiments at Grenoble lab
Read article: Optical tweezers: where physics meets biology
Optical tweezers: where physics meets biology
Joost van Mameren explains how quantitative force measurements by optical tweezers can unravel the mechanical properties of biological molecules
Read article: Tunnelling electrons could drive nanomotors
Tunnelling electrons could drive nanomotors
Tiny rotors are inspired by biological motors
