News & Views in 2018

Observation of temperature-independent conduction in a self-assembled monolayer may hint at an unexplored charge-transport regime.

Interaction between radionuclides and nanoparticles expands the in vivo imaging possibilities based on Cerenkov luminescence.

Light-responsive silicon nanowires modulate neuron activity in a non-invasive manner.

Molecular motors embedded in a frustrated liquid crystal film induce the formation of sustained rotating patterns under light irradiation.

High-throughput electronic structure calculations, together with structural data-mining algorithms, allow the identification of new two-dimensional materials.

Dielectric metalenses made of high-index materials can compensate material dispersion to achieve broadband imaging in the visible.

Electrical control over quantum confinement opens a new avenue for spatial manipulation of charge carriers and bound excited states for quantum opto-electronics.

A terbium-based molecular magnet, containing four nuclear quantum states, or a qudit, experimentally validates the Grover algorithm for database searches.

Removing nuclear spins by means of isotopically purified silicon, and introducing magnetic field gradients by means of microfabricated ferromagnets yields electron spin qubits with enhanced fidelity and fast electrical control.