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An organic material that glows by a process of aggregation induced emission could enable better red emitters for use as organic displays.

Researchers have developed the first nano-scale parallel processor in which one molecule influences the state of many others.

Precisely defined arrays of gold nanostructures produced by electron beam lithography exhibit enhanced photoluminescence emission efficiency.

The macroscopic form of hybrid polymer-calcium carbonate films can be controlled using an underlying liquid crystalline template.

Polymer vesicles are made with complex ‘vesicles within vesicle’ architectures and membranes that are reversibly permeable to hydrophilic molecules.

Graphene sheets can be prevented from aggregating by a method exploiting simple electrostatic repulsion; a major advance for large scale production of this unique 2D-structure of carbon.

The surface morphology and diameter of ZnO nanowires can be used to control the electronic properties of field effect transistors based on these nanostructures.

Quantification of the spin-transfer torque effect is a major advance towards the realization of practical non-volatile magnetic memory devices.

Choosing the appropriate ‘hole’ carrying material leads to a sizeable blue-shift in ZnO LEDs.

Quantum size effects are used to control the Kondo resonance in a spin-based thin-film device.

Real time photoelectron spectroscopy tracks the transition of thin metallic films from disorder to order.

Electrons have a tendency to gather in the vicinity of ‘twists’ in cyclacene molecules, an important finding in the development of nonlinear optical molecules.

Fluorescent host emitters enable bright, high-efficiency organic light emitting diodes that meet international standards for deep blue light emission.

Stacking gold nanoparticles into three dimensional cells increases data storage capacity.

Researchers in Japan observe for the first time that a nanometer-sized dislocation loop in a metal undergoes diffusive motion even in the absence of external stress.

Nanoscale coils with defined helical sense show promise as electroconductive materials.

Simple metal-organic building blocks form cage-like frameworks that can be functionalized.

Remarkably robust organic membranes enable the growth of even more robust inorganic membranes for high temperature applications.

Several chemicals can be combined in one nanoparticle for the imaging and targeting of cancer cells.

A simple electric field assisted procedure for depositing materials onto the walls of pores of alumina templates shows promise for producing arrays of high purity nanotubes of a wide range of metals and even semiconductors.