Volume 2 Issue 1, January 2010

One-step synthesis of nanoparticle clusters offers a new route to printable silver films.

A new porous electrode can greatly improve the performance of solid oxide fuel cells.

A sensor made with a single graphene sheet can detect the presence of proteins and changes in pH.

The production of large-area photonic crystals using a standard ink-jet printer offers a cost-efficient solution for optical coatings and photonic devices.

Spherical nanoscale lenses achieve near-field imaging beyond the diffraction limit.

Engineered surfactants direct the formation of microporous nanosheets exhibiting superior catalytic lifetimes.

Magnetic nanoparticles can carry gene therapy agents directly to cancer tumors.

A coordination polymer with rotatable and lockable components shows highly selective adsorption of guest molecules.

An oscillating chemical reaction is the driving force for the autonomous viscosity fluctuation of a colloidal polymer microgel.

A technique to optically determine the distribution of charges in a pentacene transistor proves to be a powerful tool for the development of organic electronics.

Human telomeres are composed of a series of G-quadruplexes protecting the chromosome ends.

A novel storage scheme using electronic states in gases could allow multi-bit memory in quantum information systems.

New DNA hydrogels offering rapid pH-sensitive gelation and disassembly could have applications in biotechnology.

Ultrahigh density data storage based on pressure rather than temperature could reduce power needs.

Coordination networks and X-ray crystallography combine to reveal the structure of unstable reaction intermediates.

Adding carbon nanotubes to phosphors yields brighter devices.

The self-organized growth of dense networks of nanowires could lead to high-density silicon electronics

A new approach captures ultra-thin pentacene film growth in real time, explaining the origin of grooves at silica–gold electrode interfaces.

Metal vapor can fill the narrow channel of a carbon nanotube to make atomically thin wires.

The spin field-effect transistor, which controls electron spin with a gate voltage, has been experimentally realized.

Water can simultaneously exist in two different liquid phases when supercooled below its melting point.

Theory predicts the existence of the magnetoelectric effect in graphene nanoribbons.