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Gallium nanoparticles can be reversibly switched between four different structural phases with a laser, which could increase the data storage density in all-optical media
Indium oxide can be made into nanoarrows and other nanostructures by changing the catalyst and source materials used in a chemical vapour deposition approach
Keeping drug-delivery vehicles in the bloodstream for a long time is a challenge. New results suggest that adopting the filamentous shape of viruses may lead to better nanocarriers.
Relatively little is known about how spins interact with an organic environment. Now, a study of organic nanowires shows that spin information is preserved over exceptionally long times.