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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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Single-atom transistor discovered

Scientists build 'single-atom transistor'

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (32) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Helsinki University of Technology (Finland), University of New South Wales (Australia), and University of Melbourne (Australia) have succeeded in building a working transistor, ...


Researchers invent new method for graphene growth

Researchers invent new method for graphene growth

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (22) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell research team has invented a simple way to make graphene electrical devices by growing the graphene directly onto a silicon wafer.


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 ...


Scientists Create Light-Bending Nanoparticles

Scientists Create Light-Bending Nanoparticles

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Metallic nanoparticles and other structures can manipulate light in ways that are not possible with conventional optical materials. In a recent example of this, Rice University researchers ...


Easing Atmospheric CO2 Levels Using Nanotubes and Sunlight

Easing Atmospheric CO2 Levels Using Nanotubes and Sunlight

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (23) | comments 32

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University have determined a way to use arrays of nanotubes in a solar-based process to convert carbon dioxide and water into methane and other hydrocarbon ...


Carbon-Nanotube Memory that Really Competes

Carbon-Nanotube Memory that Really Competes

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (21) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Finland have created a form of carbon-nanotube based information storage that is comparable in speed to a type of memory commonly used in memory cards and USB "jump" drives.


'Core-Shell' Silicon Nanowires May Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries

'Core-Shell' Silicon Nanowires May Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found a way to incorporate silicon into the structure of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are used to power a wide variety of portable electronic devices, including ...


New 'Nanowelding' Technique for Building Electronic Nanostructures

New 'Nanowelding' Technique for Building Electronic Nanostructures

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a way to link nanowires and other nanoobjects into complex nanostructures and circuits by fusing them together with tiny amounts of solder. The researchers, from ...


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 ...


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 ...


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 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 ...


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. ...


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.