Research Highlights

The direct addition of cyclic groups to carbon nanotubes is possible using a combination of pressure and a chromium catalyst

Small atomic cages made from tin and oxygen can be used as scaffolds for the assembly of fullerene-rich nanostructures

With a clever combination of photolithography, etching and electroplating, it is possible to ‘draw’ sub-100-nm lines of noble metals over large areas

Cerium oxide, a common compound found in glass polish and automobile exhaust systems, can help fight blinding diseases

Nanorods can be made from highly ordered, liquid crystalline hydrocarbon molecules

The sensing of small molecules by carefully designed DNA structures reaches its logical conclusion

Replacing the tunnel barrier in a flash memory device with a series of quantum dots can increase the write speed a thousand-fold

Porous cobalt oxide nanowires can be grown on a range of conducting substrates

Gold surfaces are natural templates for preparing well-ordered C₆₀ nanostructures

The size of molecular wheels made from gallium ions can be controlled by changing the organic linker molecules

A large array of densely packed silicon nanowires can be used as a chemical sensor

Ultra-sensitive optical sensors for toxic trace metals can be made from nanostructured materials

Sperm cells containing magnetic nanoparticles can still fertilize eggs

Probing the mechanical response of bone on sub-10-nm length scales shows that minerals are essential for resisting fracture

Simulations explain why nanocapacitors do not work as well as expected

The controlled growth of magnetic thin films on gallium nitride substrates may lead to multifunctional spintronic devices

Mass spectrometry can be used to image a lipid membrane with 100 nm resolution based on its chemical composition

A single compound can be the source of carbon atoms and an iron catalyst needed to make carbon nanotubes