Articles in 2009

Immobilizing molecular logic gates on silicon nanowires is a major step forward in integration with silicon-based electronics.

The magnetic properties of oxygen molecules can be tuned by injecting them into a host matrix.

Carbon nanotube films heat up for new dynamic incandescent display devices.

Innovative use of electric currents can extend the lifetime of spin waves, the signal carriers for low-power magnetic devices.

Superconductivity and ferromagnetism coexist below 20 K in the pnictide EuFe₂(As_0.7P_0.3)₂.

Stable, low-cytotoxicity and strongly electrochemiluminescent carbon nanocrystals show potential for biosensor applications.

A DNA ‘nanomachine’ reveals tiny changes in acidity inside cells.

Single-stranded DNA wraps around metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes in the presence of water, reversibly switching the nanotubes into semiconductors.

Broadband coherent Raman scattering unveils the dynamics of vibrational modes in carbon nanotubes.

The flux crystal growth method produces large single crystals of iron-based superconductors that will enable quantitative measurements.

The first field-effect transistor-based bioelectronic nose to specifically detect odor molecules.

Organic catalysts efficiently transform carbon dioxide molecules into methanol fuel.

A one-pot method of making hollow metal nanostructures is demonstrated with the preparation of nanoskeletons of cobalt.

Growth of carbon nanotubes from 'seeds' enables precise control of the properties of the nanotube structures.

Measurements of the effects of high-energy interactions among electrons in lead nanowires may be useful for understanding the physical properties of high-temperature cuprate superconductors and graphene.

An exhaustive spectroscopic study reveals the magnetic response of optical excitations associated with dopants in zinc-oxide nanorods.

Carbon nanotube implants help to inhibit bone resorption.

A comparative study of solution-based processing and vacuum deposition reveals the best approaches for improving the performance of organic light-emitting diodes.

Developments in resonant x-ray scattering reveal the magnetic properties of the outer electrons of 5d transition-metal oxides.

Experiments reveal that electromotive force can be generated in magnetic nanostructures by the application of a static magnetic field.