Nanotechnology has been well supported in the UK within a rather restricted budget, in ways that have encouraged the effective use of funds and with a clear policy to translate the outputs of basic research into future applications.
By Professor Peter J Dobson
15 Sep 2011
Microfluidics is a research area within MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and is concerned with the control of the flow of fluids measured in micro, nano, or even Pico, litre, quantities.
By Dr Xianghong Ma
11 Sep 2011
This "Thought Leader' article from Prof Luis M. Liz-Marzan discusses a novel and efficient method to coat CTAB-capped gold nanoparticles, opening up new avenues toward the fabrication of miniaturized sensing devices.
By Prof. Luis M. Liz-Marzan
2 Aug 2011
The existing tools available to perform infrared spectroscopy and microscopy at the nanometer scale are limited considering all the different near-field microscopes.
Despite graphenes impressive list of promising prospects, it does not have a band-gap, once it is conducting it cannot be switched-off.
By Luis E. F. Foa Torres
10 Jul 2011
One of the scientific revolutions of the 20th century is Quantum Mechanics. It is a weird theory, extremely different from our day to day experiences, in which, for example, a particle can act as a wave or can be in several places at once.
By Ron Folman
16 Jun 2011
Sixty years ago, the famous structure of the DNA double helix was solved, bringing about the birth of modern molecular biology.
By Professor Juewen Liu
12 May 2011
Nanomechanical test methods such as nanoindentation and nano-scratch are now well established techniques.
The early research involving manipulation and nano-mechanical testing of individual nanostructures was demonstrated by use of atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscope (STM) based systems.
By Professor Gurpreet Singh
25 Apr 2011
The arrangement of carbon atoms differentiates a pencil lead from a pricey diamond.
By Professor Yoke Khin Yap
20 Apr 2011