An antimicrobial suture containing iodine carbon nanoparticles can be imaged in the body using CT scanning, enabling wound monitoring after surgery while preventing infection
Read article: Smart stitches could prevent infections at surgical sites
Catalysis technique yields nanocrystals
Read article: Chemists use synthetic protein to produce quantum dots at room temperature
Long-sought goal could make nanotube-based technologies more accessible
Read article: Length selection produces single-chirality nanotubes
Piezoelectric nanoparticles that generate direct current when exposed to focused ultrasound provide therapeutic stimulation of deep tissue in the brain
Read article: Piezoelectric nanoparticles provide deep brain stimulation without invasive surgery
New work on 2D van der Waals materials could aid the development of next-generation non-volatile spintronic memories
Read article: Large tunnel magnetoresistance appears at room temperature in a miniaturized magnetic tunnel junction
New research could help in the development of optical chip architectures that consume less energy than their electrical counterparts
Read article: ‘World’s smallest photon’ confined in dielectric nanocavity
Two new protection strategies overcome the air-instability of these technologically important nanostructures
Read article: Making graphene nanoribbons stable
Nanotube-modified bacteria could produce electricity as living photovoltaic devices, say researchers
Read article: ‘Inherited nanobionics’ makes its debut
Gold nanoparticles are forming in ceiling decorations at this masterpiece of Islamic architecture
Read article: Solving the mystery of the Alhambra’s purple gold
"Hexatic" phase of water trapped in narrow nanoscale cavities is also highly conductive
Read article: Nanoconfined water enters intermediate solid-liquid phase
