ACS Nano

The Department of Applied Physics (AP) and Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering (BME) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have jointly developed a novel nano biosensor for rapid detection of flu and other viruses.

A joint research team in Japan has developed a method to grow high-quality graphene on a silicon carbide (SiC) crystal by controlling the number of graphene sheets.

Research groups in Japan and the U.S. jointly developed a double-layered nanowire, consisting of a germanium core and a silicon shell, which is a promising material for high-speed transistor channels. This is a significant step toward the realization of three-dimensional transistors capable of high integration faster than conventional transistors.

Chemical interconnection bridges electronic properties of graphene-nanoribbons with zigzag-edge features.

A light-triggered cleanable, recyclable chip makes fabrication feasible for all

A research team comprising scientists from Tohoku University, RIKEN, the University of Tokyo, Chiba University and University College London have discovered a new chemical reaction pathway on titanium dioxide (TiO2), an important photocatalytic material.

Professors Keon Jae Lee and Yeon Sik Jung of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST have developed the first flexible PRAM enabled by self-assembled block copolymer (BCP) silica nanostructures with an ultralow current operation.

Researchers in South Korea have developed an electrode consisting of a single-atom-thick layer of carbon to help make more durable artificial muscles.

Researchers at Japan's National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) have achieved the first successful atomic-level observation of growing strontium titanate thin films.

(Tsukuba, 14 March 2014) Proteins associated with the regulation of organ size and shape have been found to respond to the mechanics of the microenvironment in ways that specifically affect the decision of adult cardiac stem cells to generate muscular or vascular cells.

Experiments on tiny gold prisms help to explain the unusual electrodynamics of nanostructures

Korean Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) developed a new method to massively synthesize enhanced yet affordable materials for supercapacitors.

Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, and University of Illinois, U.S.A, developed the large-scale heteroepitaxial growth III-V nanowires on a Si wafer.

(Tsukuba, 21 December 2012) Researchers in Japan and the US propose a nanoionic device with a range of neuromorphic and electrical multifunctions that may allow the fabrication of on-demand configurable circuits, analog memories and digital–neural fused networks in one device architecture.

Information within the bonds of molecules known as super benzene oligomers pave the way for new types of quantum computers

Gold nanocluster arrays developed at A*STAR are well suited for commercial applications of a high-performance sensing technique.

A thin film made of graphene and a charge-inducing polymer shows promise as a replacement for transparent electrical conductors in displays

Graphene-based materials kill bacteria through one of two possible mechanisms. Researchers at A*STAR Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology and co-workers have now compared the antibacterial activity of graphite, graphite oxide, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide using the model bacterium Escherichia coli.

A new lithography technique enables the production of nanoscale patterns of titania for high-tech applications.

Imaging nanoporous metals with beams of electrons provides deep insights into the unusual optical properties of these materials

A novel approach to designing artificial materials could enable magnetic devices with a wider range of properties than those now available. An international team of researchers have now extended the properties and potential uses of metamaterials by using not one but two very different classes of nanostructures, or metamolecules.

Research shows how to use infra-red laser to selectively separate cells

Simple templating technology allows researchers to stamp out materials that mimic the adhesive properties of gecko toes

The Foresight Institute in the United States recently announced the award of the Feynman Prize for 2010 to Dr. Masakazu Aono, Director-General of International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS).

A new type of composite material with peapod structures can help improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries

A research group at the National Institute for Materials Science have successfully developed a novel nanoferroelectric by a solution-based bottom-up nanotechnology.