Nanoscience
The latest chemistry news and research on nanoscience, including nanotechnology, nanoanalysis, nanomaterials and nanoparticles, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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FeatureMolecular ratchets: unlocking the chemistry of biological motion
Motor proteins power everything from muscle contraction to bacterial swimming. While replicating their chemically fuelled directional motion in the laboratory has proved difficult, researchers are making progress and developing molecular ratchets and motors that do useful work
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ResearchBoron equivalent of buckminsterfullerene finally observed after decades of research
Careful control of cluster cooling conditions enables resolution of long-sought photoelectron spectrum, but DFT confirmation remains elusive
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ResearchNeat and uniform five-metal nanoparticle synthesis surprises scientists
Multimetallic particles could aid hydrogen economy, breaking down ammonia four times faster than ruthenium catalyst
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ResearchTrace water in stored solvents behind seemingly spontaneous surface polymorphism
Water impurities undermine reproducibility in trimesic acid monolayer studies
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ResearchDopant boosts carbon nanotubes’ conductivity tenfold
Doped nanotubes could enable stronger, lighter electricity cables
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ResearchTextiles with ‘water shield’ nano-coating can be cleaned without detergent
Self-cleaning coating could cut water use and reduce release of microplastics
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ResearchFirst half-Möbius molecule made
Twisted structure is an unprecedented case of a compound that becomes aromatic by breaking its own symmetry
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ResearchHeat waves that push up atmospheric nanoparticle levels might explain higher death tolls
Counter-intuitive finding suggests particle formation from natural and anthropogenic organic compounds might increase during extreme heat events
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ResearchMixed-material microrobots created from 3D-printed templates
Precision and flexibility combined in alternative nano fabrication approach
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NewsQuantum dot pioneer and Nobel prize winner Louis Brus dies at 82
Brus shared the 2023 chemistry Nobel prize with Alexei Ekimov and Moungi Bawendi
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NewsWhat could the future of nanoscience look like?
Nanotechnologists think the next 25 years will bring advances in quantum computing, novel materials and medicine
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OpinionWhat’s on your lab technology wish list?
Once-magical tools are now mundane. What will the next miracles be?
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ResearchNew evidence sheds light on mystery of ‘magic-angle’ graphene’s superconductivity
Best evidence yet points to unconventional superconductivity in twisted layer material
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BusinessUK firm reaches tonne scale MOF manufacturing
Promethean Particles’s continuous flow process can produce carbon-capturing material at 100kg/hr
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Opinion‘Making MOFs is the most fun I have ever had in the lab’
A personal connection to the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
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ResearchOne-step method uses clever precursor molecule to make graphene with regular irregularities
Films that include five and seven-membered rings offer new functionality for nanoelectronics, gas sensors and catalysts
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ResearchFake microscopy images generated by AI are indistinguishable from the real thing
Materials scientists warn that raw data and replication studies are needed to tackle the looming threat of near-undetectable AI fraud
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ResearchPorphyrin ring pushes the size limit for fully aromatic molecules
Nanoring structure features 18 porphyrin units linked together by butadiyne units
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ResearchElectron irradiation converts hydrocarbon crystals into nanodiamonds
Flawless nanodiamond synthesis that wasn’t thought possible accomplished by transforming adamantane
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ResearchScientists turn to candles to make complex multi-metal nanoparticles
Method could be a simple and cheap way to make electrocatalysts with up to 25 metals