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US-China team tunes composition of group IV nanocrystals

Freestanding Si1–xGex nanocrystals synthesized using nonthermal plasmas

Hot-pressing ensures good contact between nanowires and electrodes

Sinking nanowires into electrode surface improves performance of DEP-aligned FETs

Pluronic nanocapsule carries molecules into living cells

Thermally responsive structure performs controlled intracellular delivery

Increase in palladium-carbon contacts destabilizes hydrogen

Embedding nanoparticles in nanoporous carbon enhances hydrogen absorption at near-ambient temperatures

Self-assembled nanogaps support molecular electronics

Solution-based scheme provides simpler route to creating molecular devices

Functionalized carbon nanotubes strengthen polyethylene

Fluorine and long chain alkyl and perfluoroalkyl groups help exfoliate SWNT ropes in thermoplastics

Nanospheres coated with quantum-confined ZnO film

Fluidized bed cuts the cost of functionalizing particles for use in optoelectronics

Biosensing nanoflowers in bloom

Well ordered SERS template featuring leaf-like gold nanostructures detects biomolecules without labelling

Nanoclusters upgrade SERS substrates

Decorating ZnO nanorods with silver nanoclusters increases light scattering and plasmonic coupling

Inner workings of MgH2-SWCNT nanocomposites revealed

Cryostage TEM allows team to study electron beam sensitive materials and relate microstructure to hydrogen sorption kinetics

Melt infiltration aids hydrogen delivery

Nanoscale mixing key to low-temperature hydrogen release

I-V study details flexible organic memory device

Bistable effects of ZnO nanoparticles embedded in an insulating polymer layer investigated by researchers in Korea

Bridging the gap between atomic and macroscopic worlds

Computer model pushes classical electrostatics down to the atomic scale

Patterned nanocomposites: a simple route to success

Laser-induced formation of well defined patterns of CdS nanocrystals could be used to tune device properties

Fiber probe and nanoprobe techniques combined inside SEM

Integrated nano-characterization system configured for device development

Imaging technique puts biomolecular polarization on show

AFM approach may help to distinguish between molecules that have similar topographic appearances

ZnO nanorods measure fat cell membrane potential

Electrode acts as an extremely sensitive intracellular sensor

Focused ion beam forms nanopatterns on soft surfaces

Simultaneous electron beam flooding relieves charge accumulation

Boron nitride nanotube study considers amine bonding

Chemical functionalization modulates the electronic properties of BNNTs

Degradation study: granular metal nanostructures

Investigating the growth and ageing of granular metal nanostructures prepared by electron-beam-induced deposition