Table of contents
March 2008, Volume 3 No 3 pp119-178
About the coverEditorial
Who'd be a referee? - p119
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.61
How many papers does the typical researcher review in a year? How long do they take? And why do they do it? For the answers, read on.
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Subject Category: Education and research
Commentaries
Thinking small is not easy - pp121 - 122
Carl A. Batt
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.52
The enormous difference in scale between our everyday world and the nanoworld could explain why so few members of the general public seem to know about nanotechnology.
Full Text - Thinking small is not easy | PDF (172 KB) - Thinking small is not easy
Subject Categories: Education and research | Ethical, legal and other societal issues
Trends in nanotechnology patents - pp123 - 125
Hsinchun Chen, Mihail C. Roco, Xin Li & Yiling Lin
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.51
An analysis of 30 years of data on patent publications from the US Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office and the Japan Patent Office confirms the dominance of companies and selected academic institutions from the US, Europe and Japan in the commercialization of nanotechnology.
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Subject Category: Industry and IPR
Research Highlights
X-ray diffraction goes beneath the surface, metal nanoparticles are stiffer than expected, making the narrowest possible nanotube, there will be blood vessels, and more - pp126 - 127
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.49
Full Text - X-ray diffraction goes beneath the surface, metal nanoparticles are stiffer than expected, making the narrowest possible nanotube, there will be blood vessels, and more | PDF (199 KB) - X-ray diffraction goes beneath the surface, metal nanoparticles are stiffer than expected, making the narrowest possible nanotube, there will be blood vessels, and more
Top down bottom up: Bugs and nanotubes - p127
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.41
Full Text - Top down bottom up: Bugs and nanotubes | PDF (124 KB) - Top down bottom up: Bugs and nanotubes
Subject Categories: Nanomaterials | Synthesis and processing
News and Views
Nanomechanics: Crossing a bridge into the unknown - pp129 - 130
Charles H. Mielke & Alexander V. Balatsky
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.48
The ability to excite extreme states of motion such as shock waves in nanomechanical resonators will provide new insights into the interactions between electrons and phonons.
Full Text - NanomechanicsCrossing a bridge into the unknown | PDF (264 KB) - NanomechanicsCrossing a bridge into the unknown
Subject Categories: Electronic properties and devices | NEMS
Scanning tunnelling microscopy: Quantum drums beat as one - p130
Peter Rodgers
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.53
Full Text - Scanning tunnelling microscopyQuantum drums beat as one | PDF (170 KB) - Scanning tunnelling microscopyQuantum drums beat as one
Subject Category: Surface patterning and imaging
Nanogeometry: Beyond drug delivery - pp131 - 132
Mauro Ferrari
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.46
Nanoparticles can control the basic functions of cells, and potentially kill cancer cells, by virtue of their size alone without the need for drugs.
Full Text - NanogeometryBeyond drug delivery | PDF (242 KB) - NanogeometryBeyond drug delivery
Subject Categories: Nanobiotechnology | Nanoparticles | Structural properties
Self assembly: Design by DNA - p132
Ros Portman
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.50
Full Text - Self assemblyDesign by DNA | PDF (155 KB) - Self assemblyDesign by DNA
Subject Category: Molecular self-assembly
Energetic materials: Flexible approach pays off - pp133 - 134
Thomas Thundat
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.47
Researchers have managed to extract electrical energy from environmental noise by exploiting the piezoelectric properties of zinc oxide nanowires with a device that could herald a new generation of local power sources.
Full Text - Energetic materialsFlexible approach pays off | PDF (294 KB) - Energetic materialsFlexible approach pays off
Subject Categories: Electronic properties and devices | Nanomaterials | Nanosensors and other devices
Nanocrystals: Shedding new light on silicon - pp134 - 135
Ulrich Gösele
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.40
Experiments in magnetic fields suggest that defects are responsible for light emission from silicon nanocrystals. However, when these defects are passivated with hydrogen, quantum effects become responsible for the emission.
Full Text - NanocrystalsShedding new light on silicon | PDF (142 KB) - NanocrystalsShedding new light on silicon
Subject Categories: Nanomaterials | Photonic structures and devices
Nanobiotechnology: Putting cobalt on the menu - pp135 - 136
Michael Winklhofer
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.45
Nanocrystals of magnetite in magnetic bacteria are known for their high chemical purity, but recent work shows they can be doped with cobalt. This finding could pave the way for the biosynthesis of magnetically tailored nanoparticles.
Full Text - NanobiotechnologyPutting cobalt on the menu | PDF (261 KB) - NanobiotechnologyPutting cobalt on the menu
Subject Categories: Nanobiotechnology | Nanomagnetism and spintronics | Synthesis and processing
Progress Article
Remote control of cellular behaviour with magnetic nanoparticles - pp139 - 143
Jon Dobson
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.39
Abstract - | Full Text - Remote control of cellular behaviour with magnetic nanoparticles | PDF (515 KB) - Remote control of cellular behaviour with magnetic nanoparticles
Subject Categories: Nanobiotechnology | Nanomagnetism and spintronics
Letters
Nanoparticle-mediated cellular response is size-dependent - pp145 - 150
Wen Jiang, Betty Y. S. Kim, James T. Rutka & Warren C. W. Chan
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.30
Abstract - | Full Text - Nanoparticle-mediated cellular response is size-dependent | PDF (766 KB) - Nanoparticle-mediated cellular response is size-dependent | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Nanobiotechnology | Nanoparticles | Structural properties
See also: News and Views by Ferrari
Mesoporous silicon particles as a multistage delivery system for imaging and therapeutic applications - pp151 - 157
Ennio Tasciotti, Xuewu Liu, Rohan Bhavane, Kevin Plant, Ashley D. Leonard, B. Katherine Price, Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng, Paolo Decuzzi, James M. Tour, Fredika Robertson & Mauro Ferrari
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.34
Abstract - | Full Text - Mesoporous silicon particles as a multistage delivery system for imaging and therapeutic applications | PDF (647 KB) - Mesoporous silicon particles as a multistage delivery system for imaging and therapeutic applications | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Nanomedicine | Nanoparticles | Synthesis and processing
Controlled cobalt doping of magnetosomes in vivo - pp158 - 162
Sarah Staniland, Wyn Williams, Neil Telling, Gerrit Van Der Laan, Andrew Harrison & Bruce Ward
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.35
Abstract - | Full Text - Controlled cobalt doping of magnetosomes in vivo | PDF (438 KB) - Controlled cobalt doping of magnetosomes in vivo | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Nanobiotechnology | Nanomagnetism and spintronics | Synthesis and processing
Articles
Conductivity of a single DNA duplex bridging a carbon nanotube gap - pp163 - 167
Xuefeng Guo, Alon A. Gorodetsky, James Hone, Jacqueline K. Barton & Colin Nuckolls
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.4
Abstract - | Full Text - Conductivity of a single DNA duplex bridging a carbon nanotube gap | PDF (284 KB) - Conductivity of a single DNA duplex bridging a carbon nanotube gap | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Carbon nanotubes and fullerenes | Electronic properties and devices | Nanobiotechnology
High-resolution detection of Au catalyst atoms in Si nanowires - pp168 - 173
Jonathan E. Allen, Eric R. Hemesath, Daniel E. Perea, Jessica L. Lensch-Falk, Z.Y. Li, Feng Yin, Mhairi H. Gass, Peng Wang, Andrew L. Bleloch, Richard E. Palmer & Lincoln J. Lauhon
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.5
Abstract - | Full Text - High-resolution detection of Au catalyst atoms in Si nanowires | PDF (519 KB) - High-resolution detection of Au catalyst atoms in Si nanowires | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Surface patterning and imaging | Electronic properties and devices
Classification and control of the origin of photoluminescence from Si nanocrystals - pp174 - 178
S. Godefroo, M. Hayne, M. Jivanescu, A. Stesmans, M. Zacharias, O. I. Lebedev, G. Van Tendeloo & V. V. Moshchalkov
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.7
Abstract - | Full Text - Classification and control of the origin of photoluminescence from Si nanocrystals | PDF (478 KB) - Classification and control of the origin of photoluminescence from Si nanocrystals
Subject Categories: Nanomaterials | Photonic structures and devices