Transport properties Research update Purity pays off for nanotubes New approach improves performance for carbon-based devices Read article: Purity pays off for nanotubes
Transport properties Research update Atomic crystals go 2D One-atom-thick materials created Read article: Atomic crystals go 2D
Superconductivity Research update Superconducting nanowires pulse to a new beat Devices made with DNA templates exhibit novel forms of resistance oscillations
Soft matter and liquids Research update “Smoking” grass leads to nanotubes Researchers in China have reported a novel way to make carbon nanotubes
Optical physics Research update Spontaneous improvements on the horizon Controlling the spontaneous emission of light could improve the performance of solar cells, LEDs and other devices Read article: Spontaneous improvements on the horizon
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Amino acids meet electronics Researchers have shown that inorganic surfaces can trap peptide chains
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Dots for data storage New technique could double magnetic storage capacities Read article: Dots for data storage
Semiconductors and electronics Research update New look for molecular transistors Decoherence and benzene rings could transform quantum devices Read article: New look for molecular transistors
Surfaces and interfaces Research update New look for nanomotors Harnessing surface tension for nanomechanical applications Read article: New look for nanomotors
Optical physics Research update Photonic crystal slows down light Two-dimensional array of tiny cavities can reduce group velocities Read article: Photonic crystal slows down light
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