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Designing efficient fuel cells is made easier by probing the distribution of oxygen within a working polymer electrolyte device.

Carbon nitride was transformed into thin filaments for the first time.

Early diagnosis of certain medical conditions may be aided by detection of indicative DNA by highly sensitive silicon nanowire devices.

Silver nanoprisms self-assemble into two different anisotropic arrangements that show orientation-dependent optical and crystallographic properties.

Rare earth metals can be melted into extremely strong glass-like alloys.

Researchers in Korea demonstrate a highly stable organic molecular porous material for efficient gas storage.

Monodisperse nanoparticles are used as building blocks in a new and versatile preparation of mesoporous structures.

Nanocrystals are transformed into nanotubes after illumination with ultra-violet light.

Laser oscillation and light-waveguiding has been demonstrated in nanowires made from small organic molecules.

A process that combines zinc with a polymer could help to boost the efficiency of light emitting diodes (LEDs) used in flexible display panels.

Researchers suggest that copper oxides could be the best place to look for magnetically induced ferroelectricity near room temperature.

Nonvolatile organic memories could provide an efficient and low-cost means of producing high-density, ‘write-once-read-many’ data storage.

The superelastic properties of silicon nitride microsprings could prove useful in the development of ceramic-based micromechanical and microelectronic devices.

A simple new technique can be used to join carbon nanotubes together like water pipes.

High pressure increases the superconducting transition temperature of the new iron-based superconductors from 26 to 43 K.

Lithium metal oxide nanowires could significantly improve the capacity and reduce the time required to fully charge lithium ion rechargeable batteries.

Highly stable and fluorescent nanodiamonds suited for long term three dimensional cell tracking can now be mass produced using helium ion beams.

Tiny imaging probes based on gold nanoparticles can point out the enzymes that promote cancer.

Tensile strain can induce a direct band gap in silicon nanostructures and may lead to efficient nanophotonic devices.

The demonstration that even inactive elements can participate in light-matter interactions on metal surfaces offers enhanced flexibility for nanoscale devices.