Notre Dame researchers address potential risk of misuse of new technologies, and how it rises with the future benefits.
Advanced Optical Materials publishes first issue
The first independent issue of Advanced Optical Materials is now online, including a review on magnetoplasmonics as well as ten excellent, original research articles.
Catalytic subsurface etching: digging nanotunnels into graphite
Tiny metal balls used to etch graphite tunnels with diameters of only one-thousandth that of a human hair.
Nanoparticle drug delivery system under development at University of Texas
UT Arlington and UT Southwestern partner to help lung disease patients through nano drug delivery.
Observing on the nanoscale without electron microscopy
Researchers from UCLA have created an optical microscopy method that allows users to directly see objects on the nanoscale.
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.
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.
Micro- and Nanoengineering of Biomaterials for Healthcare Applications
The future of nano and micromaterials for healthcare, described by Ali Khademhosseini and Nicholas Peppas as part of an Advanced Healthcare Materials special issue.
Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for November 2012
The most downloaded papers from the pss family of journals in November.






