Nanotechnology
The latest chemistry news and research on nanotechnology, including nanocatalysis, nanomedicine, nanoelectronics and nanobiotechnology, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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FeatureSuperatoms offer new dimension to materials chemistry palette
Could atomically precise nanoclusters mimic the chemistry of particular atoms without their toxic or cost drawbacks? James Mitchell Crow reports on the emerging third dimension of the periodic table
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ResearchAtomic manipulation enters the mesoscale as 40,000 atoms repositioned in single crystal
Electron beam method used to create ’a new form of engineered artificial matter’
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ResearchWater-based membrane waves through carbon dioxide, blocks other gases
Technology could be simpler, greener way to capture carbon dioxide or separate biogas
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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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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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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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ResearchMolecular motor stitches together catenane rings
The light-powered system produces interlocked rings, without the need for templating strategies
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NewsMolecular machines won a Nobel prize nine years ago, but we still can’t decide what one is
World authority on chemistry nomenclature aims to clean up molecular machine terminology
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OpinionTake two polls to help Iupac define molecular machines
An Iupac committee wants your input to guide its recommendations for key terms in the field
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ResearchThis nanotechnology expert works with both plant and brain cells
Could Markita Landry’s research group be any more interdisciplinary?
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ResearchGold monolayers could provide platform for studying properties of 2D metals
Nearly-freestanding structures might provide a way to study the 2D catalytic properties of gold
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OpinionSmart sensors can help deliver India’s net zero targets
Metal oxide–polymer composites offer a nanotech sensing solution
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ResearchGraphene oxide sponge soaks up gold from electronic waste
Composite many times more effective at capturing gold than existing materials
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ResearchFirst example of communication in coupled molecular motors
A molecular motor that mimics macroscopic gears to convey complex and controlled functionalities
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ResearchProtecting wine from wildfire smoke taint with a nanotech coating
US researchers, prompted by vineyard losses from 2020 wildfires on the west coast, have developed protective cellulose nanofibre coatings for grapes
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NewsA decade on how has the EU’s €1 billion gamble to get graphene on the market fared?
Project helped take 2D materials into the mainstream but there’s still a long way to go
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ResearchCarbon’s anti-aromatic allotrope is ringing the changes
The first synthesis of an anti-aromatic ring of pure carbon using atom manipulation
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NewsExplainer: why have quantum dots won the 2023 Nobel prize?
Tiny particles that ‘added colour to nanotechnology’ have uses in TV screens, synthetic chemistry and medical devices