- The complexity of public engagementThe complexity of public engagement Nature Nanotechnology 7, 77 (2012). doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.5 Author: Craig CormickCraig Cormick
- Our choice from the recent literatureOur choice from the recent literature Nature Nanotechnology 7, 79 (2012). doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.13
- Nanopores: Tiny holes with great promiseSensors that combine solid-state nanopores and nanowire field-effect transistors can be used to detect single DNA molecules quickly and with high sensitivity.Dario Anselmetti
- Thermal materials: Pulling together to control heat flowThe thermal conductivity of pairs of boron nanoribbons can be switched between high and low values by wetting the interface between the nanoribbons with various solutions.Chris Dames
- Nanoelectronics: Ferroelectric devices show potentialFerroelectric tunnel junctions can be operated as non-volatile memories with low write powers.Adrian M. Ionescu
- Topological insulators: The surface surfacesCircularly polarized light can isolate surface states from bulk states in topological insulators, allowing their unique properties to be probed.Judy J. ChaYi Cui
- Molecular golemsMolecular golems Nature Nanotechnology 7, 86 (2012). doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.12
- Probing and repairing damaged surfaces with nanoparticle-containing microcapsulesOil droplets stabilized with a polymer surfactant can repair cracked polymer surfaces by selectively delivering nanoparticles into the cracks.Katrina KratzAmrit NarasimhanRavisubhash TangiralaSungCheal MoonRavindra RevanurSantanu KunduHyun Suk KimAlfred J. CrosbyThomas P. RussellTodd EmrickGerman KolmakovAnna C. Balazs
- Enhanced and switchable nanoscale thermal conduction due to van der Waals interfacesThe thermal conductivity of a bundle of boron nanoribbons can be significantly higher than that of a single free-standing ribbon, and can be switched between this enhanced value and that of a single nanoribbon by wetting the interface between the nanoribbons with various solutions.Juekuan YangYang YangScott W. WaltermireXiaoxia WuHaitao ZhangTimothy GutuYoufei JiangYunfei ChenAlfred A. ZinnRavi PrasherTerry T. XuDeyu Li
- Control over topological insulator photocurrents with light polarizationA topological insulator illuminated with circularly or linearly polarized light produces a photocurrent that depends on the helicity or polarization of the light, respectively.J. W. McIverD. HsiehH. SteinbergP. Jarillo-HerreroN. Gedik
- Solid-state memories based on ferroelectric tunnel junctionsA tunnel junction that consists of a ferroelectric barrier layer sandwiched between two electrodes can operate as a fast, low-power and non-volatile nanoscale solid-state memory.André ChanthboualaArnaud CrassousVincent GarciaKarim BouzehouaneStéphane FusilXavier MoyaJulie AllibeBruno DlubakJulie GrollierStéphane XavierCyrile DeranlotAmir MosharRoger ProkschNeil D. MathurManuel BibesAgnès Barthélémy
- High-dynamic-range magnetometry with a single nuclear spin in diamondPhase-estimation algorithms applied to single nitrogen nuclear spins in diamond allow weak magnetic fields to be measured with high sensitivity and a large dynamic range.G. WaldherrJ. BeckP. NeumannR. S. SaidM. NitscheM. L. MarkhamD. J. TwitchenJ. TwamleyF. JelezkoJ. Wrachtrup
- High-dynamic-range magnetometry with a single electronic spin in diamondPhase-estimation algorithms applied to single electronic spins in diamond allow weak magnetic fields to be measured with high sensitivity and a large dynamic range.N. M. NusranM. Ummal MomeenM. V. Gurudev Dutt
- Ultrafast hot-carrier-dominated photocurrent in grapheneHot carriers dominate energy transport across graphene p–n junctions that are excited by ultrafast laser pulses, and set fundamental limits on device speeds.Dong SunGrant AivazianAaron M. JonesJason S. RossWang YaoDavid CobdenXiaodong Xu
- Local electrical potential detection of DNA by nanowire–nanopore sensorsCombining solid-state nanopores and nanowire field-effect transistors allows the translocation of single DNA molecules through the nanopore to be detected with a high intrinsic bandwidth and large-scale integration.Ping XieQihua XiongYing FangQuan QingCharles M. Lieber
- Photoluminescence imaging of electronic-impurity-induced exciton quenching in single-walled carbon nanotubesPhotoluminescence microscopy can be used to image exciton quenching in semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes during the early stages of chemical doping.Jared J. CrochetJuan G. DuqueJames H. WernerStephen K. Doorn
- Electrophoretically induced aqueous flow through single-walled carbon nanotube membranesThe electrophoretic mobilities of ions in membranes made of subnanometre carbon nanotubes are approximately three times higher than the bulk values, and the induced electro-osmotic velocities are four orders of magnitude faster than those measured in conventional porous materials.Ji WuKaren GerstandtHongbo ZhangJie LiuBruce J. Hinds
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