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Soft matter and liquids Research update Organic devices get back on track After the embarrassment of the Schön affair, research into organic semiconductor devices is moving forward again
Read article: Nanoactuator gets in a spin Nanomaterials Research update Nanoactuator gets in a spin Researchers make the first real actuator from carbon nanotubes
Nanomaterials Research update Nanoparticles reinforce steel Japanese researchers have discovered a new way to make stronger steel
Read article: Nanotubes make miniature gas sensors Nanomaterials Research update Nanotubes make miniature gas sensors US researchers have built a low-cost sensor with carbon nanotubes
Semiconductors and electronics Research update New look for nanowire devices Researchers in Germany have made a mechanically robust nanowire transistor
Read article: Nanotubes go their separate ways Nanomaterials Research update Nanotubes go their separate ways German researchers have developed a way to separate metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes
Read article: Nanocrystals double up Transport properties Research update Nanocrystals double up Researchers have made a new type of ‘metamaterial’ from magnetic and semiconducting building blocks
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Scientists spy on growing nanoparticles French scientists have developed a new method that monitors the growth of nanoparticles in real time