Chitin-silicon dioxide nanocomposite made by self-organization and sol-gel chemistry.

By studying the thermal effects in SERS, scientists may be able to drastically alter the sensitivity of their system and provide vital information for the design of new SERS probes.

Materials scientists from the USA have made a thin layer of quantum dots on a photonic crystal surface, thereby creating a stable material with enhanced emission properties.

Scientists develop a simple way to organise nanoparticles on a surface without the need to first alter the surface.

Chinese researchers have used lasers to made tiny springs and turbines out of a polymerized ferrofluid, which could be used in micro- or nanomachines.