Nature Nanotechnology Contents April 2017 Volume 12 Number 4 p283-394

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In this Outline we explain the differences between classical and quantum computing, and suggest how quantum computers could transform science and technology.  Access the Outline free for six months Produced with support from  Nokia Bell Labs   Advertisement npj Clean Water: open for submissions  An open access, online-only journal, dedicated to publishing high-quality papers that describe the significant and cutting-edge research that continues to ensure the supply of clean water to populations. Explore the benefits of submitting your next manuscript.   Correction Top Correction   p283 doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.59 See also: Editorial Editorial Top Re-inventing print   p283 doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.64 Emerging 2D-material-based inks could find applications in next-generation printed electronics. Thesis Top Playing and laughing among the molecules   pp284 - 285 Chris Toumey doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.71 Chris Toumey reflects on the fun, and not only, provided by nanotechnology in the digital world, as illustrated by Colin Milburn in Mondo Nano. Research Highlights Top Our choice from the recent literature   p286 Alberto Moscatelli, Giacomo Prando, Victoria Richards and Wenjie Sun doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.76 News and Views Top Two-dimensional materials: Printing functional atomic layers   pp287 - 288 Deji Akinwande doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.65 A new approach for the formulation of 2D-nanomaterial dispersions in water with additives, which allows layers to be printed on top of one another with distinctive interfaces, can enable inkjet-printed complex circuits. See also: Article by McManus et al. Nanomedicine: Evolution of the nanoparticle corona   pp288 - 290 Marilena Hadjidemetriou and Kostas Kostarelos doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.61 Understanding how complement proteins bind to nanoparticles and participate in their surface 'corona' can provide further insight into the relevance of the protein corona concept in medicine. See also: Article by Chen et al. Nanosystem: Programmed communication   pp291 - 292 Kristiana Kandere-Grzybowska and Bartosz A. Grzybowski doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.298 Autocatalytic nanoparticles activated and deactivated by DNA 'programs' can trigger through-space molecular communication and give rise to collective particle behaviours. See also: Article by Gines et al. Graphene fragments: When 1 + 1 is odd   pp292 - 293 Manuel Melle-Franco doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.9 Triangulene, an elusive open-shell magnetic molecule, is synthesized and characterized by electron microscopy. See also: Letter by Pavlicek et al. Nature Nanotechnology JOBS of the week Post-doctoral position in Drug Delivery - Imaging - Nanotechnology Case Western Reserve University Faculty Position in Biomedical Sciences (Xuzhou Medical University) Xuzhou Medical University, China Materials Synthesis Scientist Aramco Services Company Postdocs in (1) Perovskite Solar Cell (Coating Technology), or (2) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, or (3) OLED, or (4) Li-Ion Battery OIST Graduate University Postdoctoral fellow in Microarray immunoassay, Microfluidics, and / or Technologies for Single-cell Analysis State University of New York More Science jobs from Nature Nanotechnology EVENT 2017 International Conference on MEMS, Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering(ICMNPE 2017) 25.08.17 Busan, Korea More science events from Review Top Imaging modes of atomic force microscopy for application in molecular and cell biology   pp295 - 307 Yves F. Dufrêne, Toshio Ando, Ricardo Garcia, David Alsteens, David Martinez-Martin, Andreas Engel, Christoph Gerber and Daniel J. Müller doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.45 This Review Article examines the principles, advantages and limitations of emerging bioimaging modes of atomic force microscopy, including multiparametric, molecular recognition, multifrequency and high-speed imaging. Letters Top Synthesis and characterization of triangulene   pp308 - 311 Niko Pavlicek, Anish Mistry, Zsolt Majzik, Nikolaj Moll, Gerhard Meyer, David J. Fox and Leo Gross doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.305 A combined scanning tunnelling and atomic force microscopy approach is used to generate and characterize triangulene on various surfaces. See also: News and Views by Melle-Franco Self-assembling DNA nanotubes to connect molecular landmarks   pp312 - 316 Abdul M. Mohammed, Petr ?ulc, John Zenk and Rebecca Schulman doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.277 DNA nanotubes can grow to connect two molecules attached to surfaces with arbitrary micron-scale separation. Water-evaporation-induced electricity with nanostructured carbon materials   pp317 - 321 Guobin Xue, Ying Xu, Tianpeng Ding, Jia Li, Jun Yin, Wenwen Fei, Yuanzhi Cao, Jin Yu, Longyan Yuan, Li Gong, Jian Chen, Shaozhi Deng, Jun Zhou and Wanlin Guo doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.300 Water evaporation from the surface of cheap carbon-black materials can be used to generate sustained voltages of up to 1 V under ambient conditions. Fluorescent nanodiamond tracking reveals intraneuronal transport abnormalities induced by brain-disease-related genetic risk factors   pp322 - 328 Simon Haziza, Nitin Mohan, Yann Loe-Mie, Aude-Marie Lepagnol-Bestel, Sophie Massou, Marie-Pierre Adam, Xuan Loc Le, Julia Viard, Christine Plancon, Rachel Daudin, Pascale Koebel, Emilie Dorard, Christiane Rose, Feng-Jen Hsieh, Chih-Che Wu, Brigitte Potier, Yann Herault, Carlo Sala, Aiden Corvin, Bernadette Allinquant, Huan-Cheng Chang, François Treussart and Michel Simonneau doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.260 Tracking fluorescent nanodiamond inside branches of neurons is a sensitive method to measure the changes in intraneuronal transport due to genetic risk factors associated with brain diseases. Advertisement npj 2D Materials and Applications is an online-only, open access journal that aims to become a top-tier interdisciplinary platform for scientists to share research on 2D materials and their applications. Part of the Nature Partner Journals series, npj 2D Materials and Applications is published in partnership with FCT NOVA, Lisbon, with the support of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS). The journal is now open for submissions. Find out more >>    Articles Top Opto-valleytronic imaging of atomically thin semiconductors   pp329 - 334 Andre Neumann, Jessica Lindlau, Léo Colombier, Manuel Nutz, Sina Najmaei, Jun Lou, Aditya D. Mohite, Hisato Yamaguchi and Alexander Högele doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.282 Monolayer semiconductors reveal their crystal quality and valleytronic properties in two-dimensional polarimetric imaging. Targeted intracellular voltage recordings from dendritic spines using quantum-dot-coated nanopipettes   pp335 - 342 Krishna Jayant, Jan J. Hirtz, Ilan Jen-La Plante, David M. Tsai, Wieteke D. A. M. De Boer, Alexa Semonche, Darcy S. Peterka, Jonathan S. Owen, Ozgur Sahin, Kenneth L. Shepard and Rafael Yuste doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.268 Dendritic spine voltages are recorded directly using quantum-dot-coated nanopipette electrodes under two-photon visualization, demonstrating that spines receive large synaptic potentials. Water-based and biocompatible 2D crystal inks for all-inkjet-printed heterostructures   pp343 - 350 Daryl McManus, Sandra Vranic, Freddie Withers, Veronica Sanchez-Romaguera, Massimo Macucci, Huafeng Yang, Roberto Sorrentino, Khaled Parvez, Seok-Kyun Son, Giuseppe Iannaccone, Kostas Kostarelos, Gianluca Fiori and Cinzia Casiraghi doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.281 Device fabrication can be realized via inkjet printing of water-based 2D crystals. See also: News and Views by Akinwande Microscopic agents programmed by DNA circuits   pp351 - 359 G. Gines, A. S. Zadorin, J.-C. Galas, T. Fujii, A. Estevez-Torres and Y. Rondelez doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.299 Individual particles can be programmed to chemically communicate with their neighbours, giving rise to collective behaviours such as dynamic travelling fronts and spatial pattern creation. See also: News and Views by Kandere-Grzybowska & Grzybowski Real-time shape approximation and fingerprinting of single proteins using a nanopore   pp360 - 367 Erik C. Yusko, Brandon R. Bruhn, Olivia M. Eggenberger, Jared Houghtaling, Ryan C. Rollings, Nathan C. Walsh, Santoshi Nandivada, Mariya Pindrus, Adam R. Hall, David Sept, Jiali Li, Devendra S. Kalonia and Michael Mayer doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.267 The zeptolitre sensing volume of bilayer-coated solid-state nanopores can be used to determine the approximate shape, volume, charge, rotational diffusion coefficient, and dipole moment of individual proteins. Single-molecule detection of protein efflux from microorganisms using fluorescent single-walled carbon nanotube sensor arrays   pp368 - 377 Markita Patricia Landry, Hiroki Ando, Allen Y. Chen, Jicong Cao, Vishal Isaac Kottadiel, Linda Chio, Darwin Yang, Juyao Dong, Timothy K. Lu and Michael S. Strano doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.284 Nanosensor arrays based on single-walled carbon nanotubes can detect protein efflux from single, isolated microorganisms in real time, allowing the dynamics of genetic transfection and influence of reproduction to be measured. Magnesium silicide nanoparticles as a deoxygenation agent for cancer starvation therapy   pp378 - 386 Chen Zhang, Dalong Ni, Yanyan Liu, Heliang Yao, Wenbo Bu and Jianlin Shi doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.280 Magnesium silicide nanoparticles can scavenge oxygen in the acidic tumour microenvironment and starve tumours by blocking oxygen and nutrient supply, offering a new avenue for cancer-starvation therapy. Complement proteins bind to nanoparticle protein corona and undergo dynamic exchange in vivo   pp387 - 393 Fangfang Chen, Guankui Wang, James I. Griffin, Barbara Brenneman, Nirmal K. Banda, V. Michael Holers, Donald S. Backos, LinPing Wu, Seyed Moein Moghimi and Dmitri Simberg doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.269 Immune proteins bind to protein corona on core-shell nanoparticles and undergo dynamic exchange in vivo. See also: News and Views by Hadjidemetriou & Kostarelos In The Classroom Top In pursuit of waves   p394 Nader Engheta doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.66 Passion for science and technology can be a powerful motivator to overcome hurdles, as Nader Engheta explains, recounting his own experience as an immigrant. Top Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. The contents of the Natureevents Directory are now live. The digital version is available here. 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