Research Highlights in 2008

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  • Nanoscopic brown carbon aerosols need be included in climate change models

    • Michael Segal
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  • The self-assembly of nanoparticles can be directed by biomolecular logic gates

    • Owain Vaughan
    Research Highlights

  • Long rods enter cells faster than their stumpy counterparts, suggesting shape can affect the way cells take up materials

    • Ai Lin Chun
    Research Highlights

  • Molecular tubes with programmable circumferences can be synthesized using single-stranded DNA

    • Owain Vaughan
    Research Highlights

  • Quantum dots can be attached to double-walled carbon nanotubes without adversely affecting the properties of the inner tube

    • Adarsh Sandhu
    Research Highlights

  • The structures of gold clusters have been determined using vibrational spectroscopy

    • Owain Vaughan
    Research Highlights

  • Cerium oxide nanoparticles self-assemble into polycrystalline nanorods in ice moulds

    • Ai Lin Chun
    Research Highlights

  • Graphene nanoribbons can be made from polymer fibres by electron beam irradiation

    • Ros Portman
    Research Highlights

  • Supramolecular surface networks can be used to direct the formation of self-assembled monolayers

    • Owain Vaughan
    Research Highlights

  • A solid-state single-molecule device has been made in which tunnelling of the entire molecule results in switching between two conductance states

    • Ros Portman
    Research Highlights

  • Superheating of gold nanoparticles by laser irradiation can be used to create nanoscale holes in organic polymer films

    • Adarsh Sandhu
    Research Highlights

  • New experimental evidence proves that ice can form at room temperature if it is confined in a very thin layer

    • Tim Reid
    Research Highlights

  • The formation of perfect arrays of germanium quantum dots is limited by competition between sites in the template

    • Adarsh Sandhu
    Research Highlights

  • The strength of graphene has been measured using an atomic force microscope

    • Owain Vaughan
    Research Highlights

  • Atoms as small as hydrogen can be observed by using a graphene sheet as a microscope slide

    • Tim Reid
    Research Highlights

  • Thermal annealing or electron beam irradiation can be used to change the band structure of graphene oxide layers for field-effect device applications

    • Adarsh Sandhu
    Research Highlights

  • Nanoparticles of nickel oxide supported on alumina are good catalysts for removing tar during the conversion of biomass to bioenergy

    • Ai Lin Chun
    Research Highlights

  • Nanoscale formulations of selenium and silver can capture mercury vapours from broken compact fluorescent lamps more efficiently than their microscale counterparts

    • Ai Lin Chun
    Research Highlights