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Highlights

Nanoelectrode fabrication: power is nothing without control

May 16, 2012

The field-emission characteristics of silicon electrodes separated by nanometre gaps, having a range of applications in single-electron devices, are attracting attention.

Topological insulators: the cutting edge in disorder

May 9, 2012

The discovery of topological insulators has led to many interesting developments in fundamental physics, including applications in spintronics and quantum computing.

Plasma team investigates optimal method of fluorinating graphene

Apr 30, 2012

CF4 plasma induces more doping and less defects in n-layer graphenes.

Increasing the photoconversion efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells

Apr 16, 2012

Successful synthesis of titania nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes using a hydrothermal process.

Oxide nanowire growth: the right flow

Apr 9, 2012

Oxygen flow during the growth of oxide nanowires can be used to control their performance.

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Lab talk

Stamped polymer top layer provides opportunity for more-efficient hybrid solar cells

May 14, 2012

Upper network of thin channels further enhances the performance of hybrid polymer-silicon nanowire devices.

Nanoparticles mediate drug delivery into injured brain tissue

Apr 30, 2012

PBCA nanoparticles facilitate the transport of the large molecules across the blood-brain barrier post trauma.

Vicinal substrates spontaneously organize semiconductor nanowires

Mar 31, 2012

Careful choice of growth parameters gives self-assembled arrays of semiconductor nanowires.

No dynamic crossover for monolayer water in silica nanoporous materials

Mar 22, 2012

High-resolution neutron spectroscopy studies reveal how water motion in pores of nanometer dimensions slows down as the temperature is lowered.

Spin caloritronics based on a graphene nanodevice

Mar 12, 2012

A graphene nanoribbon device for generating highly spin-polarized current can be controlled by modulating the transverse electric field, the source temperature and the width of the ribbon, according to researchers in China.