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Dec 14, 2012
Find out which nanotechnology breakthroughs made it into our review of the year.
Graphene joins up with CNTs
Dec 14, 2012
Hybrid material could be used to make energy storage and nanoelectronic devices with superior properties.
‘Supercollisions’ help hot electrons cool down in graphene
Dec 13, 2012
New experiment backs up a recent, unconventional theoretical prediction.
Flexible graphene transistor breaks new records
Dec 10, 2012 1 comment
State-of-the-art device has unprecedented electronic and mechanical properties.
Nanothermodynamics improves surface energy measurements
Dec 7, 2012
New results for selenium important for variety of applications including solar cells, computer memories and LEDs.
Complex 3D nanostructures built using DNA bricks
Nov 30, 2012
'LEGO' assembly technique takes DNA nanotech to a higher level.
Graphene protects ferromagnetic electrodes
Nov 29, 2012
Passivated nickel could be ideal for use in organic spintronics devices for information storage applications.
Charge density waves carry electric current
Nov 26, 2012
Collective quantum states could help make more efficient devices.
QD photodetector speeds up
Nov 23, 2012
New quantum-dot device dispenses with conventional thin-film architecture.
Metal nanowires improve graphene's conductivity
Nov 22, 2012
Wires act as electrical bridges, bypassing defects.
CNT muscles power up
Nov 16, 2012
Wax-infused nanotube "yarns" could find use in robotics, micromotors and intelligent textiles.
Metalens doubles up
Nov 15, 2012
New "dual-polarity" device can function as both a convex or concave lens.
Small cause, big effect: vibrating molecule moves a motor
Nov 12, 2012
“Stochastic resonance” might be exploited to power up nano- and macroscale machines.
Semiconductor nanocrystals help produce hydrogen fuel
Nov 8, 2012
New artificial photosynthesis process is much more stable.
MoSe2 single layers for solar cells
Nov 7, 2012
2D material could rival graphene in optoelectronics applications.
Improved diamond-anvil cell allows higher pressures than ever before
Nov 6, 2012
Nanocrystalline hemispheres implemented as second-stage anvil to study samples at extreme conditions
Measuring the Hall effect in nanowires
Nov 2, 2012
Feat will take nanowire research onto the next level.
Inert AFM tip improves image contrast
Nov 1, 2012
Tip passivation approach could help analyse defects and edges in graphene nanostructures.
Nanoparticles ramp radiosurgery efficacy
Oct 30, 2012
Gold nanoparticles considered as adjuvants for treatment of leaky blood vessels that impair vision