Articles in 2008

Laser-guided processing enables the fabrication of three-dimensional structures within a polymer matrix.

The elastic moduli of individual gold nanorods are determined for the first time.

Two C₆₀ isomers that do not obey the isolated pentagon rule have been isolated.

The spin of independent electrons can be manipulated by electric fields through magnetic field gradients.

New fuel cells running directly on hydrocarbons could be more environmentally friendly and efficient than hydrogen power.

Twin defects introduced into copper grains cause the slowing of atomic migration along the grain boundary under current-induced conditions.

Core-shell nanowire composites, formed by an epitaxial growth method, show enhanced thermoelectric properties.

The stereocontrolled assembly of poly(methylmethacrylate) into a triply-helical complex was achieved. The process will allow the applications of commodity polymers in functional chiral materials.

Electron beams turns common plastic into the highly prized graphene form of carbon.

Photonic crystals prove very efficient in enhancing the nonlinear-optical emission from molecules.

The addition of Au nanopartiles is used to determine the shape of self-assembled Cu3Si nanostructures grown on silicon substrates.

Scientists combine organic probes and quantum dots in a new colorimetric sensor to measure oxygen with high resolution.

Researchers can now generate currents of spin-polarized electrons throughout a metal film, not just on the surface.

Carbon nanotubes make excellent stretchable and transparent loud speakers.

The semiconducting properties of carbon nanotubes can be adjusted by doping them with boron and nitrogen.

Ionic oxides emulate the atomic adaptability of silicon dioxide and prove to be promising materials for semiconductor devices.

Graded electrical junctions created by molecular scale engineering enable record levels of blue light emitting efficiency from polymer to be achieved.

The orientation between two gold nanorods influences the propagation of surface plasmons along the dimers.

Thin films can be transparent, conducting and superhydrophobic simultaneously.