Chain mail nano-coat made from synthetic DNA

DNA bundles transform into stable chain-armor-like nanostructures by copper-catalyzed azide?alkyne click chemistry.

Measuring the mass of molecules on the nanoscale

By observing the shift in eigenstates of coupled microcantilevers, researchers can measure nanogram-scale mass in a liquid environment with extreme accuracy.

Researchers simulate behavior of 'active matter'

Researchers have shed new light on a particular class of active matter called active colloids - collections of tiny moving particles suspended in fluid. Using numerical models and computer simulations, the researchers show how spinning particles, pushed about by the fluid flows created as each particle spins, can arrange themselves into an array of emergent macro-scale patterns.

Nanotechnology legal and regulatory frameworks in South-East Asia

Researchers in Malaysia are asking whether existing legal and regulatory frameworks in South-East Asia are robust enough to consider the safety issues surrounding nanotechnology.

Quantum dot LEDs meet wearable devices

Scientists develop ultra-thin deformable QLEDs in the wearable platform.

Improving the delivery of chemotherapy with graphene

A new study has proposed using graphene as an alternative coating for catheters to improve the delivery of chemotherapy drugs.

Trees are source for high-capacity, soft and elastic batteries

A method for making elastic high-capacity batteries from wood pulp was unveiled by researchers. Using nanocellulose broken down from tree fibres they produced an elastic, foam-like battery material that can withstand shock and stress.

Protein nanostructures as calibration standards for electron microscopy

Researchers have engineered a microscopic specimen exhibiting single-nanometre spacings. These properties make the material an ideal candidate for a calibration standard.

A route to developing superconducting nano-devices

Scientists have succeeded in fabricating an atomically thin, high-temperature superconductor film with a superconducting transition temperature of up to 60 K.

Graphene nanoribbons produced by novel top-down and bottom-up hybrid process

Researchers have successfully produced graphene nanoribbons by making use of the phenomenon that inorganic nanomaterials self-assemble into regular structures on graphene. This will enlarge the possible applications of graphene, which is expected to be an important alternative material to silicon for semiconductor devices.

Realistic computer model of battery electrodes

A research team has developed a new approach for more realistic computer models of battery electrodes. They combined images from synchrotron tomography that capture three-dimensional structure at micron resolution with those from an electron microscope that can even resolve nanometre-scale features over a small section.

Black phosphorus reveals its secrets

Major advance in mastering the extraordinary properties of an emerging two-dimensional semiconductor.

Exciton, exciton on the wall

For the first time, researchers detect how light excites electrons in metal.

Pinholes be gone

Researchers have eliminated problematic pinholes in the top layer of next-generation solar cells in development. At the same time, they have significantly improved the lifetime of the solar cell and made it thinner.

Researchers demonstrate full-color organic light-emitting diodes with photoresist technology for organic semiconductors

This breakthrough result paves the way to producing high-resolution and large organic Electroluminescent displays and establishing cost-competitive manufacturing methods.