Ring-shaped arrays of DNA by using a simple self-assembly process driven by a balance of different forces, by scientists in the USA and S. Korea.
Russian Diamonds: Nanodiamonds with Valuable Flaws
Russian scientists have made nanodiamonds with a higher concentration of nitrogen vacancy centers, with a better efficiency than was previously possible.
Book Review: Charge and Exciton Transport through Molecular Wires
New publication brings together theory and experimental results in molecular electronics – can we go beyond Moore’s law? Emanuele Orgiu & Paolo Samorì of ISIS tell us more
On the Surface: Patterning Conjugated Polymers
Surface patterning using conjugated polymers is set to take off, according to a review by Chinese scientists.
What can Nanochemistry do for Chemical and Biological Sensing?
So what is next for nanochemical and biochemical sensor research? Shouldn’t we be trying to find the next glass pH electrode, rather than trying to squeeze that extra fraction of a percent out of our tried and tested materials?
Graphene’s brothers and sisters
A set of twelve graphene-like materials is simulated regarding their stability, structural, and electronic properties.
Nanochemistry – When It Rains It Pores
Professor Geoffrey Ozin from the University of Toronto reviews porous materials—how the research goals have varied over the years, where we are today, and what these materials may offer in the future.
Bionanoelectronics – No Frankenstein
Science-fiction becomes science fact: How bionanoelectronics will revolutionize the world through medical and computational advances.
Aqueous phase synthesis of CdTe quantum dots for biophotonics
An international team of researchers review a useful tool for three dimensional multi-photon microscopy and imaging
DNA Fragments Throw Light on Nuclease Activity
Nuclease activity can be detected by a simple, sensitive, and selective test based on light scattering of carbon nanotubes, with no need for a label.