Nanotechnology permeates almost every facet of modern technology. Size in tech matters now more than ever. And, the smaller the better.

Recurring stories and special news packages from C&EN. “The experiment showed that the STM could do more than make images of the atoms on a surface; it could also be used to modify the surface atom by ...

Following a two‑stage proposal process and rigorous peer review, the following 8 projects have been approved for Round 2 of the NI. These NRC and U of A collaborative nanotechnology projects will be ...

The complex of ammonium-linked ferrocene (Fc-amm) and crown ether is assembled on a Cu(111) surface, and its sliding motion is activated by hole injection into the ferrocene group using scanning ...

SnSe, an environmental-friendly group-IV monochalcogenide semiconductor, demonstrates outstanding performance in various applications ranging from thermoelectric devices to solar energy harvesting.

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and several collaborating institutions have successfully demonstrated an innovative approach to find ...

Leo Gross is a physicist who has devoted his career to studying the fundamental secrets of chemistry—that is, how atoms and molecules behave and interact with one another. As leader of IBM’s atom and ...

Researchers developed a groundbreaking electron-spin qubit platform assembled atom-by-atom. This enables the simultaneous control of multiple qubits, a significant step from the previous capability of ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Building nanostructures one-by-one requires precise control of single molecules over ...

Spin chains coupled to superconducting condensates have been proposed as a viable route to create Majorana zero modes (MZMs). These exotic quasiparticles raised great expectations for creating ...