Nature Nanotechnology Contents March 2012 Volume 7 Number 3 pp 141-203

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Subscribe   Facebook   RSS   Recommend to library   Twitter   Advertisement Frontiers in Electronic Materials: Correlation Effects and Memristive Phenomena June 17-20, 2012 • Aachen, Germany This conference will bring together leaders in the field to discuss breakthroughs and challenges in fundamental research as well as prospects for future applications. To register and for more information, visit: www.nature.com/natureconferences/fem2012   Research Highlights Top Our choice from the recent literature p141 doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.29 Full Text | PDF News and Views Top Bionanoelectronics: Getting close to the action pp143 - 145 Vladimir Parpura doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.22 Two independent groups have demonstrated that nanoscale electrodes can record action potentials in neurons and cardiac muscle cells, and a third group has shown that nanowire field-effect transistors can make electrical measurements on biological materials with unprecedented spatial resolution. Full Text | PDF See also: Letter by Xie et al. | Letter by Duan et al. | Letter by Robinson et al. Spin caloritronics: Electron spins blow hot and cold pp145 - 147 Sebastian T. B. Goennenwein and Gerrit E. W. Bauer doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.26 The spin-dependent Peltier effect has been demonstrated in a nanostructure consisting of a non-magnetic metal sandwiched between two ferromagnetic layers. Full Text | PDF See also: Letter by Flipse et al. Molecular electronics: Protein transistors strike gold pp147 - 148 Giuseppe Maruccio doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.27 Using two gold nanoparticles to connect an antibody to metal electrodes results in the formation of a molecular junction that is both stable and highly reproducible. Full Text | PDF See also: Article by Chen et al. Nanobiotechnology: Checking out the insides of cells pp148 - 149 Yong-Eun Koo Lee and Raoul Kopelman doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.25 A nanowire attached to an optical fibre can deliver payloads or light into specific compartments within a living cell, and also detect optical signals from subcellular regions with high spatial resolution. Full Text | PDF See also: Letter by Yan et al. Nanotechnology JOBS of the week Postdoctoral Associate Yale University Scientist (Suface Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry) Illumina PhD student chemistry / nano-materials science Freie Universitaet Berlin / germany PostDoc in electrochemical biosensors. Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) Assistant Professor OHSU More Science jobs from Nanotechnology EVENT Colloids and Nanomedicine 2012 15.-17.07.12 Amsterdam, Netherlands More science events from Letters Top A local optical probe for measuring motion and stress in a nanoelectromechanical system pp151 - 155 Antoine Reserbat-Plantey, Laëtitia Marty, Olivier Arcizet, Nedjma Bendiab and Vincent Bouchiat doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.250 A combination of Fizeau interferometry and Raman spectroscopy can be used to probe the motion and strain in a nanoelectromechanical system. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Transport spectroscopy of symmetry-broken insulating states in bilayer graphene pp156 - 160 J. Velasco, Jr, L. Jing, W. Bao, Y. Lee, P. Kratz, V. Aji, M. Bockrath, C. N. Lau, C. Varma, R. Stillwell, D. Smirnov, Fan Zhang, J. Jung and A. H. MacDonald doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.251 Charge-neutral bilayer graphene has an energy gap of 2 meV that can be reduced by an electric field and increased by a magnetic field. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Atomically localized plasmon enhancement in monolayer graphene pp161 - 165 Wu Zhou, Jaekwang Lee, Jagjit Nanda, Sokrates T. Pantelides, Stephen J. Pennycook and Juan-Carlos Idrobo doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.252 A single point defect in graphene can act as an atomic antenna in the petahertz frequency range, leading to surface plasmon resonances at the subnanometre scale. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Direct observation of the spin-dependent Peltier effect pp166 - 168 J. Flipse, F. L. Bakker, A. Slachter, F. K. Dejene and B. J. van Wees doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.2 Spin currents are used to heat or cool the interface between a ferromagnetic metal and a non-ferromagnetic metal. Abstract | Full Text | PDF See also: News and Views by Goennenwein & Bauer A DNA-based molecular motor that can navigate a network of tracks pp169 - 173 Shelley F. J. Wickham, Jonathan Bath, Yousuke Katsuda, Masayuki Endo, Kumi Hidaka, Hiroshi Sugiyama and Andrew J. Turberfield doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.253 A molecular motor can be programmed to follow a route through a network of tracks using instructions added externally or carried by the motor itself. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Intracellular recordings of action potentials by an extracellular nanoscale field-effect transistor pp174 - 179 Xiaojie Duan, Ruixuan Gao, Ping Xie, Tzahi Cohen-Karni, Quan Qing, Hwan Sung Choe, Bozhi Tian, Xiaocheng Jiang and Charles M. Lieber doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.223 A silicon nanowire field-effect transistor coupled to the interior of a cell by means of a hollow silicon dioxide nanotube can detect changes in the electric potential of the intracellular fluid. Abstract | Full Text | PDF See also: News and Views by Parpura Vertical nanowire electrode arrays as a scalable platform for intracellular interfacing to neuronal circuits pp180 - 184 Jacob T. Robinson, Marsela Jorgolli, Alex K. Shalek, Myung-Han Yoon, Rona S. Gertner and Hongkun Park doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.249 Arrays of vertical silicon nanowires can record and stimulate neuronal activity from within mammalian nerve cells, and can also map multiple individual synaptic connections between these cells. Abstract | Full Text | PDF See also: News and Views by Parpura Intracellular recording of action potentials by nanopillar electroporation pp185 - 190 Chong Xie, Ziliang Lin, Lindsey Hanson, Yi Cui and Bianxiao Cui doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.8 Arrays of vertical nanopillar electrodes can be used for both intracellular and extracellular recording with excellent signal strength and quality, and minimal damage to the cells. Abstract | Full Text | PDF See also: News and Views by Parpura Nanowire-based single-cell endoscopy pp191 - 196 Ruoxue Yan, Ji-Ho Park, Yeonho Choi, Chul-Joon Heo, Seung-Man Yang, Luke P. Lee and Peidong Yang doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.226 A nanowire waveguide attached to an optical fibre can deliver payloads into cells and act as an endoscope capable of imaging single living cells with high spatial resolution. Abstract | Full Text | PDF See also: News and Views by Lee & Kopelman Article Top A protein transistor made of an antibody molecule and two gold nanoparticles pp197 - 203 Yu-Shiun Chen, Meng-Yen Hong and G. Steven Huang doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.7 A single molecule of the antibody immunoglobulin G can self-assemble with two gold nanoparticles to fabricate a protein transistor in a highly reproducible manner. Abstract | Full Text | PDF See also: News and Views by Maruccio Top Advertisement NPG Asia Materials has re-launched! 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