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Developers believe that interference ablation is key to the mass manufacture of plasmonic nanodevices

Defined immobilization allows net transport of cargo in nanostructured lab-on-a-chip systems

Photocatalysts, lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and sensors could all benefit from deposition of metal oxides on graphene

Graphene oxide could find use in MEMS and even nanorobots of the future

IBM design is smaller and faster than ever

Optical mask and "tip at the end of the cantilever" accommodate non-transparent samples

Versatile AFM technique gives high-resolution, spatial modulus maps at micro- and nanoscales

Platform combines the stability of 2D-molecular networks with the control of mechanically controllable break junctions

AFM inscribes gratings on ice-like islands on a mica substrate at room temperature

New device can also detect viruses

Rapid technique could speed up the diagnosis of infectious diseases

Why do Dirac fermions endure in multilayers?

Four-step procedure responds to growing interest in fabricating nano- to atomic-scale electronic devices on germanium

Ion bombardment tunes magnetic domain structure

Flow scheme aligns individual nanowires ready for assembly