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doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.124

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Live wires - p79

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.129

Nanobiotechnology is in good health and making rapid progress in research laboratories across the world, no matter how you define it.

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Subject Categories: Nanobiotechnology | Nanomedicine

Who is winning the global nanorace? - pp81 - 83

Angela Hullmann

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.110

Analysis of scientific papers, patent applications and funding, by geography and area of nanotechnology, reveals the different strengths and weaknesses of Europe with respect to the US, Japan and the rest of the world.

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Subject Categories: Education and research | Industry and IPR

What can biology teach us? - pp85 - 86

Richard Jones

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.116

Is it possible to use modern science and engineering techniques to improve on nature, or has evolution already found the best solutions? Richard Jones explores both sides of the argument and the lessons that might be learnt.

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Subject Category: Nanobiotechnology

Who invented nano? - p87

Adarsh Sandhu reviews THE NANOTECH PIONEERS by Steve Edwards

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.115

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Subject Category: Education and research

Quantum 'back action' at the nanoscale, scaffolds for nanocrystals, SERS tackles live samples, mass spectrometry for lipids, and more - pp88 - 89

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.108

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Top down bottom up: Viruses beware - p89

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.108a

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Subject Category: Nanosensors and other devices

Nanoelectronics: Crossing boundaries and borders - pp91 - 92

Lou-Fé Feiner

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.112

Collaborations between academic institutions and industrial companies are increasing across Europe, even though each measures progress on different time scales.

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Subject Category: Electronic properties and devices

Nanomedicine: Seeing the benefits of ceria - pp92 - 94

Gabriel A. Silva

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.111

Cerium oxide nanoparticles can scavenge reactive molecules in the eye and prevent degenerative retinal disorders in rats. The results suggest that nanoceria particles could be used to treat a variety of problems that cause blindness.

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Subject Categories: Nanomedicine | Nanoparticles

Materials synthesis: Towering forests of nanotube trees - pp94 - 96

Ray H. Baughman

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.109

By growing and characterizing over 1,400 samples, researchers have been able to identify the optimum reaction conditions and catalyst structure for the production of ultrahigh 'forests' of double-walled carbon nanotubes.

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Subject Categories: Carbon nanotubes and fullerenes | Synthesis and processing

Richard Smalley: Saving the world with nanotechnology - pp96 - 97

Donna J. Nelson & Michael Strano

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.113

Can cutting edge science, applied to the very toughest and most persistent global problems, simultaneously involve and inspire the next generation of scientists?

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Subject Category: Education and research

Nanomagnetism: Spin doctors play with single electrons - pp98 - 99

Steven C. Erwin

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.117

It is now possible to prepare a semiconductor quantum dot that contains a single magnetic atom, and then add just one extra electron or 'hole' to it, opening up the possibility of a new era in spintronics.

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Subject Categories: Electronic properties and devices | Nanomagnetism and spintronics

Biomaterials: Close to the bone - p99

Jessica Thomas

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.118

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Subject Category: Nanomaterials

Polymer Physics: DNA off the Hooke - pp100 - 101

Rudolf Podgornik

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.114

Most models of DNA elasticity ignore the details of how it bends on short length scales. Now, high-resolution atomic force microscope images of DNA on a surface suggest that it is much more flexible than previously thought.

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Subject Categories: Computational nanotechnology | Nanobiotechnology | Structural properties

Inorganic nanotubes and fullerene-like nanoparticles - pp103 - 111

R. Tenne

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.62

Abstract - Inorganic nanotubes and fullerene-like nanoparticles | Full Text - Inorganic nanotubes and fullerene-like nanoparticles | PDF (931 KB) - Inorganic nanotubes and fullerene-like nanoparticles

Subject Categories: Computational nanotechnology | Nanobiotechnology | Structural properties

Direct growth of aligned carbon nanotubes on bulk metals:  - pp112 - 116

S. Talapatra, S. Kar, S. K. Pal, R. Vajtai, L. Ci, P. Victor, M. M. Shaijumon, S. Kaur, O. Nalamasu & P. M. Ajayan

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.56

Abstract - Direct growth of aligned carbon nanotubes on bulk metals | Full Text - Direct growth of aligned carbon nanotubes on bulk metals | PDF (617 KB) - Direct growth of aligned carbon nanotubes on bulk metals | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Carbon nanotubes and fullerenes | Electronic properties and devices | Synthesis and processing

Parallel patterning of nanoparticles via electrodynamic focusing of charged aerosols:  - pp117 - 121

Hyoungchul Kim, Jaehyun Kim, Hongjoo Yang, Jeongsoo Suh, Taeyoung Kim, Bangwoo Han, Sungwon Kim, Dae Seong Kim, Peter V. Pikhitsa & Mansoo Choi

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.94

Abstract - Parallel patterning of nanoparticles via electrodynamic focusing of charged aerosols | Full Text - Parallel patterning of nanoparticles via electrodynamic focusing of charged aerosols | PDF (529 KB) - Parallel patterning of nanoparticles via electrodynamic focusing of charged aerosols | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Nanoparticles | Surface patterning and imaging

Mechanochemistry: targeted delivery of single molecules:  - pp122 - 125

Anne-Sophie Duwez, Stéphane Cuenot, Christine Jérôme, Sabine Gabriel, Robert Jérôme, Stefania Rapino & Francesco Zerbetto

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.92

Abstract - Mechanochemistry: targeted delivery of single molecules | Full Text - Mechanochemistry: targeted delivery of single molecules | PDF (236 KB) - Mechanochemistry: targeted delivery of single molecules | Supplementary information

Subject Category: Surface patterning and imaging

Metal-enhanced fluorescence of colloidal nanocrystals with nanoscale control - pp126 - 130

P. P. Pompa, L. Martiradonna, A. Della Torre, F. Della Sala, L. Manna, M. De Vittorio, F. Calabi, R. Cingolani & R. Rinaldi

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.93

Abstract - Metal-enhanced fluorescence of colloidal nanocrystals with nanoscale control | Full Text - Metal-enhanced fluorescence of colloidal nanocrystals with nanoscale control | PDF (452 KB) - Metal-enhanced fluorescence of colloidal nanocrystals with nanoscale control

Subject Categories: Photonic structures and devices | Surface patterning and imaging

Size-selective growth of double-walled carbon nanotube forests from engineered iron catalysts - pp131 - 136

Takeo Yamada, Tatsunori Namai, Kenji Hata, Don N. Futaba, Kohei Mizuno, Jing Fan, Masako Yudasaka, Motoo Yumura & Sumio Iijima

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.95

Abstract - Size-selective growth of double-walled carbon nanotube forests from engineered iron catalysts | Full Text - Size-selective growth of double-walled carbon nanotube forests from engineered iron catalysts | PDF (501 KB) - Size-selective growth of double-walled carbon nanotube forests from engineered iron catalysts | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Carbon nanotubes and fullerenes | Synthesis and processing

See also: News and Views by Baughman

High flexibility of DNA on short length scales probed by atomic force microscopy - pp137 - 141

Paul A. Wiggins, Thijn van der Heijden, Fernando Moreno-Herrero, Andrew Spakowitz, Rob Phillips, Jonathan Widom, Cees Dekker & Philip C. Nelson

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.63

Abstract - High flexibility of DNA on short length scales probed by atomic force microscopy | Full Text - High flexibility of DNA on short length scales probed by atomic force microscopy | PDF (276 KB) - High flexibility of DNA on short length scales probed by atomic force microscopy | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Computational nanotechnology | Nanobiotechnology | Structural properties

See also: News and Views by Podgornik

Rare earth nanoparticles prevent retinal degeneration induced by intracellular peroxides:  - pp142 - 150

Junping Chen, Swanand Patil, Sudipta Seal & James F. McGinnis

doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.91

Abstract - Rare earth nanoparticles prevent retinal degeneration induced by intracellular peroxides | Full Text - Rare earth nanoparticles prevent retinal degeneration induced by intracellular peroxides | PDF (701 KB) - Rare earth nanoparticles prevent retinal degeneration induced by intracellular peroxides

Subject Categories: Nanomedicine | Nanoparticles

See also: News and Views by Silva