Self-assembly

Controlled
rupturing of thin films can make low-cost nanopatterned arrays for solar cells
and biomolecular detection

Researchers model new route
to molecular wires suitable for use in miniature electronics

‘Click’ chemistry produces a hydrogel with less toxicity and greater tissue localization in a mouse cancer model

Biocompatible complexes for drug delivery applications get a structural boost from nanoscale silicon cages

The temperature-controlled alignment of tiny crystals could help harness their collective properties for nanotechnology applications

Glucose–amine rings turn star-shaped fluorescent dyes into powerful probes for imaging cancer cells in three dimensions

A new class of ultrasmall peptides with biomimetic properties paves the way to diverse biomedical applications

Advanced electronics beckon thanks to self-assembling templates that allow the creation of nanoscale features on silicon wafers

Multi-compartment globular structures assembled from polymer-based materials may soon serve as cell prototypes

Systematically designed ultrasmall peptides mimic the molecular assembly processes observed in neurodegenerative diseases