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Monodisperse nanoparticles are used as building blocks in a new and versatile preparation of mesoporous structures.

Nanocrystals are transformed into nanotubes after illumination with ultra-violet light.

Laser oscillation and light-waveguiding has been demonstrated in nanowires made from small organic molecules.

A process that combines zinc with a polymer could help to boost the efficiency of light emitting diodes (LEDs) used in flexible display panels.

Researchers suggest that copper oxides could be the best place to look for magnetically induced ferroelectricity near room temperature.

Nonvolatile organic memories could provide an efficient and low-cost means of producing high-density, ‘write-once-read-many’ data storage.

The superelastic properties of silicon nitride microsprings could prove useful in the development of ceramic-based micromechanical and microelectronic devices.

A simple new technique can be used to join carbon nanotubes together like water pipes.

High pressure increases the superconducting transition temperature of the new iron-based superconductors from 26 to 43 K.

Lithium metal oxide nanowires could significantly improve the capacity and reduce the time required to fully charge lithium ion rechargeable batteries.

Highly stable and fluorescent nanodiamonds suited for long term three dimensional cell tracking can now be mass produced using helium ion beams.

Tiny imaging probes based on gold nanoparticles can point out the enzymes that promote cancer.

Tensile strain can induce a direct band gap in silicon nanostructures and may lead to efficient nanophotonic devices.

The demonstration that even inactive elements can participate in light-matter interactions on metal surfaces offers enhanced flexibility for nanoscale devices.

Control over the light emission from nanoparticles can be achieved through the use of photonic crystals.

An iron-carrying blood protein transforms into long fibres that may play a key role in brain diseases.

The current-driven movement of magnetic domain walls in a ferromagnetic wire enables the construction of a new type of all-metallic logic gate.

A new method to stop current leaking from capacitors could vastly improve computer memory chips.

Micro- and nanoscale structures on aluminium provide a superhydrophobic surface, making it resistant to corrosion.

The demonstration of the transfer of quantum information from light to electrons in a semiconductor offers a new way for implementing quantum computers.