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2017 highlights from IOP Materials

Anna Demming — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 12:39:40 GMT

We bring you the highlights nanoscale science and technology research in 2017 from IOP Publishing's materials portfolio.

Non-fullerene organic solar cells show speedy charge separation

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:12:53 GMT

Mapping the charge transport in new absorber material combinations points scientists on a different path towards efficient carbon-based solar cells.

Laser-printed anti-bacterial graphene oxide helps regenerate bone

Belle Dumé — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:29:33 GMT

Technique may revolutionize the design of scaffolds for regenerative medicine applications.

Highlights of 2017

Anna Demming — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 18:24:57 GMT

From CO₂ catalysis based on solar cells to nanoparticle-enhanced antibiotics, we highlight some of the developments that have made the headlines on nanotechweb.org in 2017. (You can also watch as a movie on youtube.)

Weiss oscillations could appear in a 'wrinkled' 2D electron gas

Belle Dumé — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 04:54:44 GMT

The magnetotransport properties of materials can be tailored by changing their nanostructure geometry.

Reactive tunnel junctions could make lab-on-a-chip

Belle Dumé — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:51:21 GMT

They might also be used as highly-sensitive sensors and even as integrated light sources.

Artificial DNA self-assembly goes large

Anna Demming — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:26:10 GMT

The use of DNA to self-assemble nanoscale objects has scaled up in both structure size and complexity, as well as the quantity produced.

Sequential delivery combats cancer recurrence and drug resistance

Anna Demming — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 10:44:21 GMT

Mesoporous silicon nanoparticles co-deliver chemotherapeutic and genetic drugs with a time lag for more effectively countering cancer-cell protection mechanisms against drugs, as well as inhibiting cell growth and metastasis.

Carbon nanotube films make gigahertz integrated circuits

Belle Dumé — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 08:58:41 GMT

The breakthrough comes more than 15 years after the first CNT-based ICs made their appearance.