Researchers from UCLA have created an optical microscopy method that allows users to directly see objects on the nanoscale.
Nanoscale "bed of nails" could kickstart new drug-delivery systems
NC State researchers create develop an elastic material that is embedded with aligned, nanoscale needles.
CIGS solar cells from Empa break efficiency record
Thin film solar cells on flexible polymer foils have new electricity generation efficiency of 20.4%.
Nanoscale materials derived from snails' teeth
Assistant professor David Kisailus studies the chiton, a marine snail found off the coast of California, to develop nanoscale materials for energy applications.
Berkeley researchers manipulate nanoparticles with electron beams
Researchers develop method for moving nanoparticles using an electron beam, in step towards complex nanomachinery.
Study alleviates fears of carbon nanotube toxicity
Safety fears about carbon nanotubes have been alleviated following research showing that reducing their length removes their toxic properties.
UK’s National Graphene Institute scheduled for completion in early 2015
Will act as UK’s home of research into the world’s thinnest, strongest and most conductive material.
Shrinking manufacturing to the nanoscale
An industrial revolution on a minute scale is taking place in laboratories at The University of Manchester.
More sensitive electrochemical sensors from graphene
Research findings could open up a new class of technologies with applications in medicine, chemistry, and engineering.
Stabilising drug delivery vessels
Researchers use whey protein to stabilise nanotransporter and control pH-dependent drug release.