Transport properties Research update Electronic devices based on single molecules Researchers measure the conductance of a single hydrogen molecule
Structure and dynamics Research update Molecules power nanoscale computers Scientists have made tiny mechanical logic circuits from cascading molecules
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Atom lithography sees the light A new technique for making integrated circuits draws on the principles of magnetic resonance imaging
Nanomaterials Research update EPS announces prize winners The achievements of 17 physicists have been recognized by prizes from the EPS
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electrons probe single atoms A breakthrough in electron microscopy could boost the semiconductor industry Read article: Electrons probe single atoms
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Silicon atoms play a bit part Physicists create a memory based on the presence or absence of a silicon atom
Transport properties Research update Magnets open the gate to nanoscale logic Physicists create the first metallic NOT gate to work at room temperature Read article: Magnets open the gate to nanoscale logic
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Tiny transistors nudge the nanoscale The first transistor made from a single atom could lead to practical nanoelectronics Read article: Tiny transistors nudge the nanoscale
Nanomaterials Research update “Nanotorus” nets giant magnetic moment Ring-shaped nanotubes could be the latest nanostructures to have unusual properties Read article: “Nanotorus” nets giant magnetic moment
Optical physics Research update Molecular machines get light battery Light extracts mechanical work from a single molecule for the first time
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