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Nano Letters is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published since 2001 by the American Chemical Society. Nano Letters is currently indexed in: CAS, SCOPUS, EBSCOhost, British Library, PubMed, and Web of Science.

The Co-Editors are Paul Alivisatos and Charles Lieber

Nano Letters has an ISI Impact Factor of 10.371 as reported by the 2008 Journal Citation Reports by Thomson Reuters.

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Magnetism Turns Drug Release On and Off

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many medical conditions, such as cancer, diabetes and chronic pain, require medications that cannot be taken orally, but must be dosed intermittently, on an as-needed basis, over a long period of time. A few delivery techniques ...


Nanowire biocompatibility in the brain: So far so good

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The biological safety of nanotechnology, in other words, how the body reacts to nanoparticles, is a hot topic. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have managed for the first time to carry out successful experiments involving ...


Paper battery may power electronics in clothing and packaging material

Paper battery may power electronics in clothing and packaging material

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Imagine a gift wrapped in paper you really do treasure and want to carefully fold and save. That's because the wrapping paper lights up with words like "Happy Birthday" or "Happy Holidays," thanks to a built ...


Using magnetism to turn drugs on and off

Using magnetism to turn drugs on and off

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many medical conditions, such as chronic pain, cancer and diabetes, require medications that cannot be taken orally, but must be dosed intermittently, on an as-needed basis, over a long period ...


How to spell B-Y-U with DNA

DNA origami

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers from Brigham Young University found how to shape customized segments of DNA into tiny letters that spell "BYU." This new method of DNA origami will appear in the aptly titled journal Nano Letters.


Troublesome green algae serve as coating substrate in record-setting battery

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Unwanted blooms of Cladophora algae throughout the Baltic and in other parts of the world are not entirely without a positive side. A group of researchers at the Angstrom Laboratory at Uppsala University have d ...


Gold solution for enhancing nanocrystal electrical conductance

Gold solution for enhancing nanocrystal electrical conductance

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

In a development that holds much promise for the future of solar cells made from nanocrystals, and the use of solar energy to produce clean and renewable liquid transportation fuels, researchers with the U.S. ...


Toward a nanomedicine for brain cancer

Toward a nanomedicine for brain cancer

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In an advance toward better treatments for the most serious form of brain cancer, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of the first nanoparticles that seek out and destroy brain cancer cells without ...


Researchers design new graphene-based, nano-material with magnetic properties

New graphene-based nanomaterial with magnetic properties designed

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (18) | comments 4

An international team of researchers has designed a new graphite-based, magnetic nano-material that acts as a semiconductor and could help material scientists create the next generation of electronic devices ...


'NanoPen' may write new chapter in nanotechnology manufacturing

'NanoPen' may write new chapter in nanotechnology manufacturing

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Researchers in California are reporting development of a so-called "NanoPen" that could provide a quick, convenient way of laying down patterns of nanoparticles — from wires to circuits — for making futuristic ...


New, light-driven nanomotor is simpler, more promising, scientists say

New, light-driven nanomotor is simpler, more promising, scientists say

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sunflowers track the sun as it moves from east to west. But people usually have to convert sunlight into electricity or heat to put its power to use.


A Billion Year Ultra-Dense Memory Chip

A Billion Year Ultra-Dense Memory Chip (w/Video)

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (29) | comments 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- Berkeley Lab researchers have created a unique ultra-high density memory storage medium that can preserve digital data for a billion years.


Biomimetic-engineering design can replace spaghetti tangle of nanotubes in novel material

Biomimetic-engineering design can replace spaghetti tangle of nanotubes in novel material

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) devices have the potential to revolutionize the world of sensors: motion, chemical, temperature, etc. But taking electromechanical devices from the micro ...


New memory material may hold data for one billion years

New memory material may hold data for one billion years

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (45) | comments 17

(PhysOrg.com) -- Packing more digital images, music, and other data onto silicon chips in USB drives and smart phones is like squeezing more strawberries into the same size supermarket carton. The denser you ...


Researchers develop new method for producing transparent conductors

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at UCLA have developed a new method for producing a hybrid graphene-carbon nanotube, or G-CNT, for potential use as a transparent conductor in solar cells and consumer electronic devices. These ...