Highlights
Band Gaps
A bright idea for on-demand nanopatterns
8 March 2018Focused
electron beams can simultaneously synthesize optically active nanocrystals and
pattern them into intricate surface arrays
Star Fruit
Photothermal therapy blooms
8 March 2018Flower-shaped gold nanocrystals are too hot to handle
for tumor cells
Potassium Ion
Building a better ion channel
8 March 2018Synthetic
channel with a strong preference for potassium ions offers rapid transport
through artificial membrane.
Bandgap
A surface that makes light work
8 March 2018The quantum states on the surface of conducting
materials can strongly interact with light
Nanostructures
‘Floating’ nanostructures for better color
8 March 2018Extremely
high-resolution color images are produced using silicon nanostructures that
imitate particles floating in free space
Finite Element Analysis
Nature inspires light, robust lattice structures
8 March 2018New
technique for creating lightweight materials that are stiffer and stronger than previously possible
Heck
An all-in-one catalyst
21 February 2018Palladium catalyst speeds up two separate reactions,
making useful molecules in a single process
Stem Cells
Using a mouse to make an ‘iMac’
21 February 2018A new method for making specialized immune cells
from stem cells offers a tool for modeling inflammatory diseases in the lab
Electronics
Faster data transfer through plasmons
21 February 2018A transducer that converts
electrical signals directly into surface plasmons could allow rapid data
transfer and link photonic devices to electronics
Retina
Eyes on the road for retina mapping
21 February 2018An image
processing algorithm designed to follow directional features shows promise for
mapping the blood vessel networks in the eye
Immunoglobulin G1
Clinging on to the memory
21 February 2018Immune cells hold their memory of how to respond to
allergens in a surprising way.
Nanomaterials
Flat-packed optical components
21 February 2018Nanostructured
thin-films that can bend light by large angles could be a replacement for bulky
glass optical components
Piezoelectric
Making light work of nanopositioning
14 February 2018An integrated design strategy
lowers the mass and costs of motors that move objects nanometers at a time
