Transport properties Research update First nanotube circuits get logical Digital logic gates made from carbon nanotubes bring nano-electronics a step closer Read article: First nanotube circuits get logical
Optical physics Research update New nano-technique hits the bull’s-eye A model bull just micrometres long shows the potential of a new micro-fabrication technique Read article: New nano-technique hits the bull’s-eye
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Single electrons flick the switch A buckled carbon nanotube can act as a single-electron transistor
Superconductivity Research update Nanotubes are the new superconductors Carbon nanotubes add resistance-free current flow to their repertoire
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Ultraviolet light to squeeze in the data Short-wavelength light will increase the capacity of devices like CDs and DVDs
Transport properties Research update Nanotube devices in the pipeline New insights into the electronics of nanotubes could bring real devices a step closer
Optical physics Research update New ‘light transistor’ for optical circuits Devices that run on photons instead of electrons could transmit data at the speed of light
Telescopes and space missions Research update Busquin calls for EU Framework increase More cash on the cards for European R&D
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Heat leaves atom clusters cold Clumps of sodium atoms buck the thermodynamic trend
Nanomaterials Research update Green light for nanomotors Schmid and colleagues used new microscopy techniques to observe in real time interactions between the tin clusters – each containing hundreds of thousands of atoms – and the copper surface...