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A magnetic resonance imaging probe that binds specifically to neurotoxic amyloid-beta oligomers can potentially be used for early detection of Alzheimer's disease.
The stepwise stochastic motion of an individual organoarsenic(III) molecule along a linear track of thiols can be monitored in real time within a protein nanopore.
A silicon-based photocathode with an epitaxial strontium titanate protection layer and a mesh-like nanostructured catalyst can provide an applied bias photon-to-current efficiency of 4.9% for water reduction.
Under continuous illumination, a non-symmetric axle-type molecule transits through a macrocycle only in one direction via a ratchet mechanism that rectifies Brownian motion.
The systemic circulation time of adenosine is prolonged by forming nanoassemblies with squalene, and this can improve neurologic recovery in mice affected by a stroke or spinal cord injury.
An array of interconnected nanobatteries templated in anodic aluminium oxide pores shows high capacity retention during fast cycling and excellent cyclability while operating at the maximum theoretical capacity of the storage material.
A sandwich assay labelled with gold nanoparticles can be mechanically and optically detected with the help of a silicon cantilever, allowing cancer biomarkers to be identified in serum at very low concentrations.
Freeze-casting cellulose nanofibres, graphene oxide and clay results in insulating and fire-resistant foams that could improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
G-quadruplex DNA molecules adsorbed on a mica substrate can transport currents of more than 100 pA over distances of more than 100 nm by means of a hopping mechanism.
Carbon nanosystems on an iron monolayer create organic–metal hybrids with tunable magnetic properties that can be magnetically coupled to each other over nanometre distances.
The size of non-fluorescent nanodiamonds can be tracked in cells through coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering, which could be used for following cellular pathways quantitatively.
Fe3O4 nanoparticles deposited on top of GaN nanorods produce a spin-up and spin-down imbalance that makes the semiconductor emit coherent spin-polarized light.
A study of the coupling between a nanowire and a focused light beam allows determination of the vectorial structure of the optomechanical interaction, and demonstrates that bidimensional dynamical backaction governs the nanowire dynamics.
A spin- and valley-polarized photocurrent is generated, in an electric double-layer transistor, with a direction and magnitude that depends on the degree of circular polarization of the incident radiation and on an external electric field.
The optimization of the growth parameters of methylammonium lead halide nanostructures results in a high and reproducible power-conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells.
Single DNA hybridization events are detected using a biosensor that exploits plasmonic enhancements of whispering gallery modes in microsphere cavities.
Particle-based structures can be used to implement a functionally complete set of Boolean logic gates (YES, NOT, AND and OR), and can be made to bind to a target as a result of a computation.