Reviews & Analysis

Single layers of molybdenum disulphide can exhibit piezoelectric effects.

The use of asymmetrically biased quantum point contacts in semiconductor heterostructures paves the way for the realization of an all-electric spin field-effect transistor.

A two-step sandwich assay, which can be both mechanically and optically detected, identifies cancer biomarkers in serum with high sensitivity and selectivity.

Experiments with conducting atomic force microscopy provide a clear demonstration of long-range charge transport in G-quadruplex DNA molecules, and allow a hopping transport model to be developed that could also be applied to other conductive polymers.

Advanced measurement techniques combined with a tightly controlled noise environment have enabled the creation of carbon nanotube-based mechanical resonators with quality factors of up to five million.

A magnetic skyrmion lattice can mediate transport of spin information between hybrid nano-objects that are formed from organic molecules and atoms in an iron monolayer.

This article reviews the different strategies and devices that combine nanoscale and microscale materials to bring about faster, more sensitive and reliable diagnostic results in clinical medicine.

A macrocycle can transit unidirectionally along a molecular axle under light irradiation dissipating a constant amount of energy per cycle.

A battery fabricated within a ceramic nanopore can be used for studying nanoscale electrochemical effects.

An alternating charge current pumped by the precessing magnetization of a ferromagnet demonstrates the direct conversion of magnons into charge currents via relativistic spin–orbit coupling.

The electrical conductance and the Seebeck coefficient of molecular junction devices can be simultaneously enhanced using a gate electrode.

Nucleic acid base-pairing offers a minimally invasive way to refill implanted drug depots with fresh payloads.

Junctions between graphene nanoribbons with different electronic properties can be created by using a bottom-up synthesis method.

Self-oscillation and shuttling of photons between distinct cavities in a photonic see-saw provide unexpected opportunities in nano-optomechanics.

The extraordinary long coherence times and high-fidelity manipulation of electron spins trapped in isotopically purified silicon could be an essential step towards the realization of a solid-state quantum computer.

Survey data suggests that nanoscientists are relatively frequent public communicators and in general have a positive outlook when it comes to engaging with journalists and lay audiences.

The asymmetry of light–matter coupling in momentum space of transition metal dichalcogenides drives valley photocurrents in WSe₂-based devices.