Carbon nanotube fibres rewire damaged hearts
Sewing conductive fibres made of carbon nanotubes directly into damaged cardiac tissue can restore electrical function to the heart
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Hotly debated carbon ring allotrope reveals its structure
Scanning probe microscope isolation and characterization of cyclocarbons settle controversy over the elusive molecule’s structure
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Magnetic nanosprings break down microplastic pollutants
Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly technique to remove these contaminants from water
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Bacterial nanostructures act as electron-microscope-compatible gene reporters
Different sized protein structures can be distinguished using electron microscopy, making them high-resolution analogues of the fluorescent reporter proteins used in optical microscopy
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Inexpensive thermoelectric material works at room temperature
Electron-doped magnesium-bismuth alloy is just as good as the best commercially available material in its class while being much cheaper
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Nanophotonic structures enable artificial vision
New “smart” glass can distinguish between different objects and could find applications in areas like facial recognition
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Why carbon is an amazing material – part one
An introduction to carbon nanostructures and their special properties
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Daguerreotypes reveal their plasmonic secrets
Nanotechnology from the nineteenth century could help in the development of plasmonic colour printing technologies of the future
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Casimir effect creates ‘quantum trap’ for tiny objects
Trade-off between attractive and repulsive forces could be a boon from nanotechnology
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Targeting cancer with gold nanoparticles is just the start…
Understanding the interaction between biomolecules forming around gold nanoparticles and tumours could enable more efficient drug delivery
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