Editorials in 2013

Researchers in organic spintronics consider a more structured approach to the field.

The nucleation and manipulation of individual skyrmions in magnetic nanostructures will be essential in any future skyrmionic device.

The changing face of nanoscience education around the world.

Research data comes in various forms and levels of significance. Finding the best way to share all of the results of a research project can be difficult, but new ways are constantly emerging.

Progress in the field of organic spintronics has, to a degree, stagnated, but what can the community do about it?

Heinrich Rohrer and the scanning tunnelling microscope.

On the twentieth anniversary of two influential papers we consider past developments and future opportunities for thermoelectric materials.

The field of molecular electronics originally set out to build computers, but silicon-based technology is unlikely to be replaced anytime soon. Nevertheless, the field has developed into a highly interdisciplinary endeavour, which could have a variety of ramifications that extend beyond computing.

Graphene has been chosen as one of the European Commission's billion-euro flagship projects and has cemented its central position in European research.

Ideas that originated from particle and nuclear physics are now playing a prominent role in areas of nanoscience and technology.

The nanotoxicology community has numerous ideas and initiatives for improving the quality of published papers.