Research on the nanoscale has been an active part of physics/chemistry/materials science (take your pick) for more than three decades now. That's ample time for the fruits of this research to start appearing in our daily lives, and indeed, many innovations have already made that transition. But other potential products seem to get stalled in a sort of grey, pre-dawn twilight. This collection explores some of the challenges and opportunities associated with turning advances in nanotechnology into commercial products.
Nanoparticles on the move for medicine
How to make nanoparticles that can "swim" through the body
Learning from industry
Graphene Square founder Byung Hee Hong reflects on the different challenges of growing graphene and growing a company
Research highlights from IOPscience
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Focus on Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
Take a look inside the free-to-read digital edition of Physics World‘s focus issue on nanotechnology. Covering the latest innovations and commercial developments, this issue explores some of the nanoscale technologies that are set to drive future business growth
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Four ways to fund a start-up
Companies seeking to transform innovative materials into products have a range of options, writes Matthew Cohen of venture-capital firm Pangaea Ventures
Plasma, nanoparticles and printed electronics
NovaCentrix’s chief technology officer Kurt Schroder on how the company got into printable electronics
So many materials
Prospects for creating commercial devices based on graphene and other 2D materials
The journey of innovation
Exploring the process of taking ideas from the lab to the marketplace
The future is flexible
A look inside the headquarters of MC10, a spin-off company developing flexible electronics
Fifty shades of black
Jon Cartwright reports on the rival groups creating the darkest substances yet
Starting from scratch
Mehdi Yazdanpanah describes how he turned $500 and one great idea from his PhD research into a successful small business
Nano Futures
This high-impact, multidisciplinary journal publishes ground-breaking work at the forefront of nanoscience and technological innovation
Nanotechnology in the news
Knitted nanotubes spin an electromechanical yarn
New fabric could be used in artificial muscles and smart clothing
Computer-chip features shrink to 7 nm
Silicon-germanium and extreme ultraviolet lithography keep Moore's law on track
Spectrometer made from quantum dots is compact and low cost
Devices could someday be used in household appliances
Infrared detector to free up Internet of tomorrow
Silicon-based device would boost optical bandwidth
Carbon nanotubes bring aircraft manufacturing out of the oven
Technique efficiently cures large industrial parts made of polymeric materials
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