Editorials in 2014

We are introducing a checklist for life sciences articles starting in January 2015 in order to improve transparency in reporting.

We are making author anonymity an option in our peer review.

Are graphene technologies ready for commercialization?

Nanostructured materials are used in the development of a new generation of efficient solar cells, but challenges in the characterization and fabrication of these cells delay commercial adoption.

This is the International Year of Crystallography and is a time to reflect on the success of the discipline. Looking ahead the field is well placed to produce further exciting contributions to science.

Substantial reform of science administration in India is needed for the country to increase its global scientific impact.

The 2014 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience has been awarded to Thomas Ebbesen, Stefan Hell and John Pendry for their contributions to the field of nano-optics.

We are launching a page dedicated to education.

Three decades after the first fundamental studies on semiconductor nanocrystals, the materials can be found in a range of commercial devices.

Nanotechnology is an important tool in the fight against malaria.

A series of national initiatives over the past 10 years has created a thriving nanoscience research environment in Australia.

Developing nanotech tools for neuroscience.

The biological machines that operate in cells are frequently a starting point for the development of synthetic molecular motors.