Ultrafast science Research update Tiny motor turns giant rods New nanoscale motor can rotate objects 10,000 times its own size Read article: Tiny motor turns giant rods
Transport properties Research update Towards entangled-photon LEDs Quantum dots emit entangled photons with vastly improved efficiency Read article: Towards entangled-photon LEDs
Nanomaterials Research update Artificial atoms amplify light A new way to amplify light could make lasers more efficient
Superconductivity Research update Nanotubes break superconducting record Certain nanotubes lose all electrical resistance at temperatures of 12K
Transport properties Research update The importance of staying clean Ultra-thin layers of silicon can conduct -- but only if clean Read article: The importance of staying clean
Soft matter and liquids Research update DNA pyramids make their debut Physicists develop DNA tetrahedra that can be used as building blocks for nanostructures Read article: DNA pyramids make their debut
Nanomaterials Research update Nanotube foams are strong and flexible New material could have a wide variety of applications Read article: Nanotube foams are strong and flexible
Optical physics Research update Nanotubes beam out bright light New technique is more efficient than normal electron-hole recombination route Read article: Nanotubes beam out bright light
Transport properties Research update Electrons lose their mass in carbon sheets Two teams of physicists have discovered a variety of novel electronic phenomena in graphene Read article: Electrons lose their mass in carbon sheets
Nanomaterials Research update Richard Smalley: 1943-2005 Eminent nanotechnologist Richard Smalley has died at the age of 62 Read article: Richard Smalley: 1943-2005
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