Articles in 2006

Uranium dioxide nanocrystals can be made with good size control using a thermal decomposition method

Bowl-shaped molecules pair up to form water-soluble capsules that can be used to separate and store hydrocarbon gases

New studies in rabbits show that single-walled carbon nanotubes can be monitored in vivo using near-infrared fluorescence and may be useful in medicine

DNA-based logic circuits that function in vitro are constructed according to the principles of digital design

The detection of biological samples with nanocantilevers is not as simple as was previously thought

A molecular 'rack-and-pinion' device can be operated and observed using a scanning tunnelling microscope

Controlling the growth of single-crystal organic semiconductors has implications for flexible large-area electronic devices

Researchers have made devices in which silicon and carbon nanotubes share the same gate electrode

Surrounding synthetic polymers with viral coat proteins leads to new, smaller-sized nanoparticles and opens the way for specifically tuning nanoparticle size for drug delivery

Spin-polarized currents can drive the motion of magnetic domain walls. Now, imaging studies show how the shape of domain walls evolve as they move along a ferromagnetic nanowire

A new simple method permits the growth of vertically aligned iron oxide haematite nanowires with potential applications in magnetic storage media

Composites of enzymes and single-walled carbon nanotubes can efficiently prevent protein contamination

Decorating arrays of polystyrene microspheres with carbon nanotubes recreates the lotus leaf’s self-cleaning ability

By coating a nanotube with a molecular layer that is thicker on one end than the other, it is possible to control the direction of heat conduction along the tube