Semiconductors and electronics Research update Complex quasicrystals created using new nanofabrication technique Patterns with 36-fold rotational symmetry realized Read article: Complex quasicrystals created using new nanofabrication technique
Ultracold matter Research update Nitrogen vacancies detect magnetic fields in fluids Nanodiamonds controlled using optical tweezers Read article: Nitrogen vacancies detect magnetic fields in fluids
Soft matter and liquids Research update Living tissue is laced with electronic sensors Research could lead to synthetic organs Read article: Living tissue is laced with electronic sensors
Nanomaterials Research update Nanocrystalline alloys can take the heat New materials stay strong at high temperatures Read article: Nanocrystalline alloys can take the heat
Nanomaterials Research update Power cell generates and stores energy in one step Hybrid device could power portable electronics Read article: Power cell generates and stores energy in one step
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Metamaterial switches on to the tune of light Potential applications include radar and communications Read article: Metamaterial switches on to the tune of light
Transport properties Research update Coated quantum dots make superior solar cells Record efficiency achieved for CQD photovoltaics Read article: Coated quantum dots make superior solar cells
Nanomaterials Research update New form of carbon is so hard it can indent diamond Novel material consists of amorphous carbon clusters locked into a crystalline lattice Read article: New form of carbon is so hard it can indent diamond
Structure and dynamics Research update Colour printing hits ultimate resolution Disc-over-hole nanoarchitecture creates bright colours Read article: Colour printing hits ultimate resolution
Nanomaterials Video Why don’t objects on the nanoscale behave as we expect? Annela Seddon explains why materials behave in surprising ways at the nanoscale Read article: Why don’t objects on the nanoscale behave as we expect?
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