Surfaces and interfaces Research update DNA robots move with purpose Manmade walkers and spiders follow the rules Read article: DNA robots move with purpose
Nanomaterials Research update ‘Few-layer’ graphene keeps its cool Carbon multi-layers could chill chips Read article: ‘Few-layer’ graphene keeps its cool
Transport properties Research update Nanotube ‘fuzz’ boosts optical performance Carbon and gold join forces in photonic metamaterial Read article: Nanotube ‘fuzz’ boosts optical performance
Transport properties Research update Scanning probe makes ‘nano Matterhorn’ New lithography technique could lead to smaller circuits Read article: Scanning probe makes ‘nano Matterhorn’
Quantum optics Research update Single atoms go transparent EIT seen in single atoms, real and artificial Read article: Single atoms go transparent
Ultracold matter Research update BEC coupled to mechanical oscillator Ultracold gas offers new way of probing tiny vibrations Read article: BEC coupled to mechanical oscillator
Transport properties Research update Carbon sheets offer cool solution for computers Graphene could conduct waste heat from computer chips more than twice as fast as copper Read article: Carbon sheets offer cool solution for computers
Transport properties Research update Iconic Japanese antenna shrunk to the nano-scale Yagi-Uda antenna adapted for nanotechnology Read article: Iconic Japanese antenna shrunk to the nano-scale
Nanomaterials Research update New twist to electron beams Spiral wavefronts could improve electron microscopes Read article: New twist to electron beams
Transport properties Research update Graphene photodetector is a first IBM team makes ultrafast device from 'wonder material' Read article: Graphene photodetector is a first
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