Features

Looking back at some of the key discoveries that shaped the field.

An EU-funded open call aims at building a consortium to bridge basic and applied research on graphene and related atomically thin crystals for the development of integrated circuit technologies.

Experimenting with exotic phenomena using exotic media.

Art galleries are the right setting to promote the dialogue between scientists and the general public.

With their unique perspectives, artists can become part of the scientific process.

Neuroscience as a form of abstract expressionism

Rich in drama, the scientific enterprise is an ideal subject to elicit an emotional response in the public.

Artistic imagination can help drive scientific imagination.

Art-based absurd scenarios serve as a vector to challenge perceptions of emergent biotechnologies.

Formula E — an all-electric car race series — provides a platform for displaying new technologies, and potentially accelerating their development.

We have collected some of our favourite figures from the Letters and Articles that we have published since the launch of Nature Nanotechnology.

A number of experts from different areas of nanotechnology describe how the field has evolved in the last ten years.

The increasing miniaturization and resolution of consumer electronics poses quandaries for generating colour in imaging devices, which plasmonic nanostructures may be able to overcome.

Early-career researchers share their thoughts on how to make use of the ability to manipulate light at the nanoscale.

Emilie J. Siochi explains how most of the properties of graphene could be of use in aerospace applications.

Energy storage is a grand challenge for future energy infrastructure, transportation and consumer electronics. Jun Liu discusses how graphene may — or may not — be used to improve various electrochemical energy storage devices.

Siva Böhm discusses how graphene can be used to prevent corrosion of metals such as steel.

Felice Torrisi and Jonathan N. Coleman describe how graphene can be used in conductive inks to print electronic circuits.

Kostas Kostarelos and Kostya S. Novoselov examine the potential of graphene in biomedical applications.