In depth
A feature-length look at the nanotechnology sector
In depth RSS feedNanoparticles 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
Force-microscopy firm finds success in 3D
Jun 30, 2008
Hamish Johnston speaks with Asylum's Roger Proksch about the firm's journey into the competitive world of nanoscale 3D imaging
HiPerNano rises to the challenge
Jun 16, 2008
Martin Kemp of the UK's Nanotechnology KTN focuses on high-performance nano-enhanced materials (HiPerNano)
Novel thin films target device applications
May 6, 2008
E Fred Schubert and colleagues reveal why changing the inclination of nanorods on a substrate could benefit solar cells and LEDs
Nano-engineering biocompatible materials
Apr 22, 2008
Lucy Bosworth discusses how electrospun fibres with diameters ranging from nanometres to microns could help restore damaged tissue
Carbon nanotubes battle radiation sickness
Mar 25, 2008
Tami Freeman looks into an experimental drug based on carbon nanotubes being developed by medical researchers in the US
AFM tools: cutting big problems down to size
Mar 17, 2008
Sung Park discusses how innovations in atomic force microscope technology are delivering measurement solutions at the nanoscale
Deposition improves medical implants
Feb 22, 2008
Alistair Kean and Lars Allers of Mantis Deposition explain why their nano-coating method suits the most delicate of materials
Nanoimprint lithography moves into markets
Feb 4, 2008
Pascal Gubbini, Lars Montelius and Enrico Piechotka share their thoughts on the rise of nanoimprint lithography
Virus image leads to successful nanosizing tool
Jan 15, 2008
Jeremy Warren, CEO of NanoSight, outlines the firm's journey into the nanoparticle characterization market
Nanowires promise battery-free power
Dec 10, 2007
Zhong Lin Wang of Georgia Tech's nanoscience and nanotechnology faculty puts forward the case for energy harvesting ZnO arrays
Nanotechnology cleans up fouling
Nov 5, 2007
Jim Callow, coordinator of AMBIO, gives an update on the EURO 18 million project and describes some of its early success stories
Graphene simulations hint at future electronics
Oct 1, 2007
Denis Areshkin of the US Naval Research Lab uses his simulation know-how to come up with building blocks for future electronic devices
Regulating nanotechnology - meeting the challenge
Jan 19, 2007
Regulating nanotechnology is no easy task, as environmental lawyer Paul Collins explains.