Read article: Diamond nanothreads could beat batteries for energy storage, theoretical study suggests
Tiny bundles could also be used as artificial muscles
Read article: Light-emitting nanosensors track chemical signals in plants
“Nanobionics” could provide important insights into how plants respond to disease
Read article: Scientists identify gene responsible for butterfly’s dazzling structural colours
Advance will make it easier to study natural colour-determining nanostructures and could inspire more efficient ways of producing photonics devices
Read article: Exploring a materials research hub in the heart of Spain
Nanotechnology innovations at the Materials Science Institute of Madrid
Read article: Carbon nanotubes forecast when vegetables spoil and buds bloom
Sensor detects the ethylene emissions of plants at concentrations as low as 15 parts per billion, helping dealers predict when flowers will bloom and fruit and veg ripen
Read article: Secrets of nanospiral formation revealed by machine learning
Insights into crystal growth could lead to new optical metamaterials
Read article: Glass sphere is cooled to its motional quantum ground state
Quantum gravity and quantum fundamentals could be probed using new technique
Read article: Colloidal quantum dot photodetectors see further in the infrared
Devices based on lead sulphide work in the mid- to long-wave IR range
Read article: How to measure a single quantum spin in a rapidly rotating diamond
Lasers and microwaves used to study crystal spinning at 200,000 rpm
Read article: Fungal ‘shrapnel’ bursts into the atmosphere
Airborne fragments of fungal cells just 30 nm across have been found at concentrations far higher than expected
