In depth
A feature-length look at the nanotechnology sector
In depth RSS feedReview: fabricating plasmonic components via nanoimprint lithography
Dec 14, 2009
Alexandra Boltasseva reviews the technology and discusses applications ranging from subwavelength optical interconnects to biosensors
Nanotechnology: looking back to think ahead
Dec 7, 2009
What did the future look like a decade ago? Thomas E Mallouk of Penn State University, US, reflects on the explosive growth of nanotechnology
Review: preparing magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Nov 16, 2009
A guide to the quickest and most reliable ways of making magnetic nanoparticles for medical imaging, drug delivery and therapeutic use grouped by size and including multicomponent systems
Video: Spintronics made easy
Nov 4, 2009
David Awschalom, Director of the California NanoSystems Institute, explains how electron spin could be harnessed to create very dense computer memories and even quantum computers
Moore and more progress in electronics and photonics
Oct 23, 2009
Meyya Meyyappan of the NASA Ames Research Center picks out some of his favourite papers from Nanotechnology as the journal celebrates its 20th volume
Nanotechnology drives innovation
Oct 19, 2009
Exclusive video report on custom and off-the-shelf nanoanalytical techniques, interview with a quantum dot developer and more...
Focus on graphene
Oct 6, 2009
Get up to speed on graphene by browsing NJP's free-to-read package of top papers
RUSNANO attracts nanotechnology on an industrial scale
Sep 29, 2009
Researchers seeking business partners and high-tech companies looking for capital could all benefit from the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies' global investment program
Focus on micro- and nanofluidics
Aug 11, 2009
Free-to-read articles on measuring or manipulating flows at the scale of a few hundred microns or smaller
MST special issue: nanoscale metrology
Jul 2, 2009
Highlights from the 4th seminar on nanoscale calibration standards and methods
SPM software offers new opportunities for building nanostructures
Jun 17, 2009
Adam Kollin and John Keem of RHK Technology explain how their firm's graphical interface is helping users to make the most of scanning probe microscopy
Focus issue: NanoSQUIDs
May 26, 2009
Cathy Foley and Hans Hilgenkamp give an overview of nano-scale superconducting interference devices and highlight some of the latest applications
Nanoscale phenomena in hydrogen storage: editorial preview
Apr 27, 2009 1 comment
John Vajo, Fred Pinkerton and Ned Stetson set the scene for a special issue of Nanotechnology
Nanoparticles inspire plasmonic solar cells
Mar 27, 2009
Caryl Richards interviews Kylie Catchpole of the ANU's Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems to find out how a coating of silver nanoparticles is helping to drive down the cost of solar energy
Nanopositioning: how to make the right choices
Dec 1, 2008
Stefan Vorndran takes a look at five key application areas to illustrate what's on offer
Holey LEDs target TV backlights
Nov 13, 2008
Nanoimprint lithography offers a route to making high-performance LEDs at the right price point. Faiz Rahman and Ali Khokhar go into detail.
Controlling carbon nanotube geometry via tuneable process parameters
Oct 13, 2008 1 comment
Martin Culpepper & Michael Cullinan's predictive approach takes the guesswork out of growing the right-sized carbon nanotubes
Buckyballs of the Future
Sep 1, 2008
Thomas Anthopoulos charts the progress of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) and discusses the role of fullerenes in future devices
SPM and biology: a special issue
Aug 14, 2008
Andreas Engel and Mervyn Miles share their thoughts on nanotechnology at the interface of cell biology, materials science and medicine
NC maps out its nanotechnology future
Jul 21, 2008
John Hardin of the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology gives nanotechweb.org the inside view on what the region has to offer