Read article: 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
Read article: Nanophotonic structures enable artificial vision
New “smart” glass can distinguish between different objects and could find applications in areas like facial recognition
Read article: Why carbon is an amazing material – part one
An introduction to carbon nanostructures and their special properties
Read article: Daguerreotypes reveal their plasmonic secrets
Nanotechnology from the nineteenth century could help in the development of plasmonic colour printing technologies of the future
Read article: Casimir effect creates ‘quantum trap’ for tiny objects
Trade-off between attractive and repulsive forces could be a boon from nanotechnology
Read article: 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
Read article: Antimicrobial magnetic bots make short work of biofilms
Catalytic devices kill, degrade and remove bacterial colonies on teeth and other surfaces
Read article: Nanotechnology is neither saviour nor destroyer of the world, it’s just very useful
Introducing the Physics World Focus on Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials
Read article: Nanotechnology goes green(er)
Despite decades of research, definitive conclusions on the environmental impact of nanoparticles remain elusive, as Anna Demming reports
Read article: Superconducting nanowires could shed light on dark matter
Prototype detector has already put meaningful bounds on dark matter
