From the gargantuan Nanotech 2019 exhibition and conferences at Tokyo Big Sight to research labs around Tokyo, we look at the ever-enduring attraction of carbon at the nanoscale
Read article: Carbon fascination endures in nanoscience
Highly porous and flexible inorganic nanomaterial could find use in applications such as sensors, microfluidic devices and microrobotics
Read article: Hydrophobic or hydrophilic? Aero-gallium nitride is both
A single-step moulding technique makes it much easier to fabricate long and thin nanowires from crystalline metals
Read article: Atom-by-atom diffusion offers simple route to longer and thinner nanowires
Novel photonic microscope uncovers pseudo-periodic behaviour in the thermal vibrations of carbon nanotubes
Read article: Real-time measurements reveal chaotic vibration in carbon nanotubes
New silicon-based technology can encode nine bits of information per diffraction-limited area
Read article: Deep learning improves optical storage
Identical phenine nanotube structures may bring insights into pore chemistry and its role in fundamental processes
Read article: New nanocarbon hits the scene
Drug-loaded nanoparticles that break up when exposed to a focused beam of ultrasound can control activity in specific regions of the rat brain
Read article: Ultrasound-activated nanoparticles provide targeted control of brain activity
New nanostructure inspired by a sea anemone might be a cost-effective alternative to traditional wastewater treatments
Read article: Biomimetic coagulant makes water safe to drink
Insights into the composition of nickel-base superalloys reveal that a complex structure spanning multiple length-scales is responsible for enhanced thermal stability
Read article: Hierarchical nanostructures bolster high-performing alloys
Perforated membranes made from the carbon sheet might be used to filter drinking water
Read article: Graphene filters go large
