Read article: In search of the black swans
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margi...
Read article: Nanotubes flex their muscles
Artificial muscle pulled from CNT array
New calculations suggest no lateral force between moving plates in a vacuum
Read article: Molecular junctions make a switch
Study sheds light on tunnelling
Two layers of carbon atoms could reduce wear and tear in tiny machines
Read article: Nanotubes wreak havoc with heat
Electrons flowing in 1D structures dissipate energy in strange ways
Read article: Quantum dots boost solar cell efficiencies
Hybrid devices could lower cost of solar power
Read article: Microscope sees the Fermi surface
Scanning-tunnelling technique adapted to map bulk electrons
Read article: Nanoscale friction: thinking big helps
Size may not matter when it comes to friction
Read article: Saw-toothed sapphire helps build polymer arrays
Self assembly produces ultra-dense arrays of nanoscale elements over large areas
