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Volume 2 Issue 3, March 2007

Editorial

  • One of the UK's research councils is looking for a 'nano champion'. Whoever gets the job will have a major challenge on their hands.

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Thesis

  • Patent protection and freedom to operate are essential for the commercialization of nanotechnology. Michael Helmus offers a step-by-step guide on how to deal with intellectual property.

    • Michael N. Helmus
    Thesis
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Research Highlights

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News & Views

  • A molecular motor inspired by Maxwell's demon can be driven away from equilibrium using the information provided by the location of one of its interlocked components.

    • Anthony P. Davis
    News & Views
  • Coaxial cables transmit radiation with a wavelength much bigger than their diameter. Now, a miniature version borrows this concept to carry visible light at the nanoscale.

    • Tineke Thio
    News & Views
  • Composites of carbon nanotubes and polymers act as hosts for enzymes and can prevent protein contamination on the surfaces of medical devices.

    • Phillip B. Messersmith
    • Marcus Textor
    News & Views
  • Carbon nanotubes have been used to probe the properties of bilayer systems resembling living cell membranes. Such experiments could offer new insights into the working of cells.

    • James Hone
    • Lance Kam
    News & Views
  • With templates, it is possible to make large arrays of polymer nanostructures with adjustable shapes and sizes. Researchers are now adopting these techniques to make compact, subwavelength, polymer nanowire lasers.

    • Russell J. Holmes
    News & Views
  • Quantized magnetoresistance has been observed in an experiment for the first time. In addition to being of fundamental interest, the result could have applications in sensing and data storage.

    • Mark Johnson
    News & Views
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