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Quite unexpectedly, gold, silver and copper can produce single-walled carbon nanotubes
Nanotechnology advances the efforts to achieve artificial photosynthesis
Nanotechnology - in my toothpaste...?
Creating the nanotechnology wunderkind in pharmaceutics: multifunctional nanocarriers
Focused ion beam milling of nanocavities could lead to photon-on-demand light sources
Green nanotechnology: Synthesizing nanoparticles with sunlight
Applying nanotechnology to better heal wounds
Sizing up the science, politics and business of nanotechnology
Carbon nanotubes could make t-shirts bullet proof
Textile transistors to create truly wearable electronics

Military nanotechnology (take 2): the secret of superior weaponry hundreds of years ago
Nanotechnology in space: Carbon nanotubes harden electronics for use in aerospace
Antibacterial wallpaper through nanotechnology
Lithography-free formation of nanopores in low-cost plastic materials
Photocatalytic growth process for metallic nanocages could double as biomolecular nanotagging
Military nanotechnology - how worried should we be?
Reducing the size of multi-layer nanoshells enables new sensing applications
Risks in architectural applications of nanotechnology
Molecular engineering: networks of nanotubes and containers

Molecular imaging as a step towards personalized medicine

Rare-earth nanocapsules as a new type of nanomaterial for cryogenic magnetic refrigerators
Nanotechnology research in Canada
A novel approach to control the microstructure of carbon nanotubes
Fluorescent nanobodies could revolutionize biomedical research - thanks to camels
Nanomaterials made from apricots and cashew nuts could replace petrochemicals
Nanosprings in action
Novel method simplifies large-scale nanofabrication process
Giant enhancement of the carrier mobility in silicon nanowires
Understanding the workings of lipid-carbon nanotube self-assembly in water
Nanocomposite adhesives hold enormous potential for demanding applications in displays and electronics

Nanotechnology saves Renaissance masterpieces, Mayan wallpaintings, and old shipwrecks
Nanoscale structuring of surfaces with biomolecular motors
New potent nanoassemblies to fight cancer and HIV
Nanocoating woodfibers results in smart paper
Fabricating highly mono-disperse nanospheres with biomulecules
Nanocables a possible solution for semiconductor industry to go beyond 22 nm node
Nanofinishing in textiles
Essential characteristics of self-assembled quantum dots
Molecular automaton plays tic-tac-toe
Anti-bioterrorism applications with carbon nanotubes

A new promising class of non-precious metal catalysts for fuel cells
A new spin on an older technology
A tabletop technique to probe the spin dependent transport in single nanosized objects
Highly efficient antibacterial nanocomposite coatings with gold and silver nanoparticles
Nature's bottom-up nanofabrication of armor
Sulfur as a promoter for growing intrinsic functional carbon nanotube elements
Nanoscale prisons lock up molecules
Flipping the spin..
Carbon nanotube forests as non-stick workbenches
Stealth nanoparticles for long term in vivo drug treatment

Pros and cons of biodegradable nanoparticle drug delivery systems to the lung
Butterflies provide clues for replacing color pigments with photonic nanocrystals
The promise of biomolecular motors
Gaining a better understanding of fullerene growth mechanisms - one carbon molecule at a time
Biomechanical nanoswitches open door to green bioelectronics
Manufacturing multifunctional materials by surface design at the nanoscale
Light sensors made from carbon nanotube macrobundles
Nanoparticles make better eye drops
Bioinspired polymer-inorganic hybrid materials
Bioactive glass nanofibers as a next-generation biomaterial

Colloidal crystals of ordered microspheres - a new class of advanced materials
Investigating the instabilities in nanostructures
Nanotechnology lego construction inspired by biominerals
Nanotechnology in cosmetics - 2000 years ago...?
Low temperature fabrication of CNTs for field emission displays
DNA as template for assembling nanostructures
The flip side of using carbon nanotubes for environmental pollutants removal
Numbering up: The use of microreactors for nanomanufacturing
Infrared imaging of sub-10 nm particles
Template-free synthesis of hollow nanostructures

Nanoscience and nanotechnology in Latin America
Amazing survivors: bacteria from radioactive wastes that produce precious metal nanoparticles
Non-toxic nanolithography using pure water
The challenge of separating and sorting carbon nanotubes after production
Enhancing gene delivery with nanoparticles could ultimately lead to a cure for Alzheimer's
Advances in biosensing nanotechnology
Quantum dot molecules - one step further towards quantum computing
A green synthesis technique for fabricating carbon-coated magnetic nanoparticles
The effects of contamination during nanoparticle production
Self-assembly of nanoparticles - a step towards realizing completely self-organized devices

A novel approach to making organic thin film transistors
Nanoparticles stabilize proteins
Another nano consumer product gets negative attention in Germany
Towards molecular electronics
Quantum dot nanodevices with carbon nanotubes
Nanoparticles and sunscreen safety
Triangular cross-sectional silica fibers: a novel growth phenomenon for amorphous materials
Self-assembly of nanoparticles - a step towards realizing completely self-organized devices
The 2007 U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative update: military still the largest investor
Single nanoribbon sensor as an in situ monitor

Single nanoribbon sensor as an in situ monitor
Nanocomposites from silica and spider silk
Connecting nanowires using nanoparticles
A first report on the biocompatibility of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes
Towards the nanoscopic electronic nose
Discovery of new structural evolution of carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotube nanothermometers
Performance limits of nanobiosensors
Building optical molecular probes with nanotubes
Nanohazards: Knowledge is our first defense