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Striped nano-cavity arrays created in PEDOT-PSS thin films

Laser interference and near-field optical enhancement offer hybrid route to patterning nano-cavity arrays in diverse materials

Diffraction grating reduces noise of coated AFM cantilevers

Special coating pattern based on Fresnel lens reduces the impact of detection-, force- and displacement-noise in atomic force microscopy

Nanowires: brittle or ductile?

Microstructures have the final say

Examining hidden defects in silicon nanowires

Observing nanowire samples from multiple directions highlights superposition effects

Step-and-repeat nanoimprint lithography delivers single digit nanostructures

Nanopatterning team explores ultimate resolution of simplified nanoimprint lithography process

Doped nanotubes detect hydrogen over a wide range at room temperature

Nb-doped titania nanotube-based sensor tested in dilute and high-concentration hydrogen atmospheres ranging from 50 ppm to 2% H2

DNA nanoswitch flips open with force

Harvard team engineers DNA-based tool for studying biomolecular interactions

Soft nanohairy surface keeps bacteria at bay

Patterned array of super flexible nanoposts could pave the way for longer-lasting control over biofilm growth

Manipulating the morphology of vertical few-layer graphene for field emission

Chinese team reports parameters that give optimal field emission character

ATP hydrolysis drives microcantilever bending

Nanomechanical response is dependent on the monolayer arrangement of ATPases at the cantilever surface

Out-of-plane growth of CNTs on graphene for supercapacitor applications

3D structure vastly reduces self-aggregation of graphene flakes

From single-atom magnetometry to tailor-made magnets

Knowledge of atomic-scale interactions in solids informs material design

Nanomaterials design using massively parallel computer architectures

Combining OBM and RSFD methods enables the electron transport properties of nanostructures to be calculated with high degrees of accuracy using large models

Tendon slices guide cell growth

Bundles of naturally aligned collagen nanofibres sectioned to form highly biocompatible scaffolds for addressing peripheral nerve damage and producing functional tissues

Graphene oxide-multiwalled carbon nanotube composite provides electrochemical platform for biosensing

Integrated nanocomposite paves the way for the immobilization and biosensing of redox enzyme

Surface-biofunctionalized multicore/shell CdTe@SiO2 composite particles detect cancer cells

Multicore structure increases fluorescence brightness of quantum dot-based probe

Sub-pm deformations reveal ferroelectric domains

Improved understanding of piezoresponse force microscopy detection mechanism leads to quantitative analysis of data beyond simple mapping of domain patterns

Metallic ferrofluids show optical limiting

Nickel nanofluid with kerosene base displays optical limiting and magnetic field dependent transmission

Mechanics of boron nitride nanosheets explained

Model will help in the design of novel nanosensors and composites based on B-N nanoinclusions

New approach to scalable nano-patterning of graphene

Laser ablation-induced shock pressure method delivers nanoscale features in an easy, fast and scalable manner