Nature Nanotechnology Contents October 2011 Volume 6 Number 10 pp 603-682

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To register and for more information, visit: www.nature.com/natureconferences/fem2012   Editorial Top The story so far p603 doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.181 Basic research in nanoscience and technology is flourishing, but obstacles to real-world applications remain. Full Text | PDF Thesis Top Democratizing nanotech, then and now pp605 - 606 Chris Toumey doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.168 What progress has been made in efforts to engage the public in decisions about nanotechnology over the past five years? Full Text | PDF Feature Top Back to the future pp607 - 608 Peter Rodgers doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.179 The first issue of Nature Nanotechnology, published five years ago, contained seven research papers. We catch up with the authors of those papers and ask how nanotechnology has changed since then. Full Text | PDF Research Highlights Top Our choice from the recent literature p609 doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.174 Full Text | PDF News and Views Top Molecular motors: Powered by electrons pp610 - 611 Steven De Feyter doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.171 Electrons from the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope can be used to drive and monitor the directional rotation of a single molecule on a metal surface. Full Text | PDF Graphene optoelectronics: Plasmons get tuned up pp611 - 612 Farhan Rana doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.170 Plasmons in graphene nanoribbons have widely tunable frequencies and interact strongly with light. Full Text | PDF Electron spectroscopy: A new window opens pp612 - 613 Dmitry Zemlyanov doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.173 Graphene membranes allow measurements of surface chemistry under realistic conditions. Full Text | PDF Environmental, health and safety issues: Nanoparticles in the real world pp613 - 614 Maxine J. McCall doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.169 Risk assessments of products containing nanomaterials require both the materials in the products and the materials emitted during their use to be analysed so that realistic exposures can be determined. Full Text | PDF Nanotechnology JOBS of the week Postdoctoral Position in Colloidal / Polymer Chemistry and Catalysis Micellar and Supramolecular Catalysis Group Jeddah, SA Open Application in Philips Research China (Chemistry) Philips (China) Investment Co.,Ltd Shanghai, CN PhD studentship: Ultra-sensitive nano-detectors for terahertz receiver applications SUPELEC / LGEP Gif Sur Yvette, FR Associate Professor in Materials Innovation Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo, JP Operations Manager / Growth Strategist Nanobiosym Cambridge, US More Science jobs from Nanotechnology EVENT Nanocellulose and its composites in Agriculture 10.-14.10.11 Maharashtra, India More science events from Review Top Nanopore sensors for nucleic acid analysis pp615 - 624 Bala Murali Venkatesan and Rashid Bashir doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.129 Recent advances suggest that nanopore-based sensors may be able to sequence the human genome for under $1,000. This article reviews the use of nanopore technology in DNA sequencing, genetics and medical diagnostics. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Letters Top Experimental demonstration of a single-molecule electric motor pp625 - 629 Heather L. Tierney, Colin J. Murphy, April D. Jewell, Ashleigh E. Baber, Erin V. Iski, Harout Y. Khodaverdian, Allister F. McGuire, Nikolai Klebanov and E. Charles H. Sykes doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.142 Tunnelling electrons can be used to simultaneously drive and quantitatively monitor a single-molecule electric motor. Abstract | Full Text | PDF See also: News and Views by De Feyter Graphene plasmonics for tunable terahertz metamaterials pp630 - 634 Long Ju, Baisong Geng, Jason Horng, Caglar Girit, Michael Martin, Zhao Hao, Hans A. Bechtel, Xiaogan Liang, Alex Zettl, Y. Ron Shen and Feng Wang doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.146 Graphene microribbons behave as tunable metamaterials at terahertz frequencies. Abstract | Full Text | PDF See also: News and Views by Rana Direct observation of a propagating spin wave induced by spin-transfer torque pp635 - 638 M. Madami, S. Bonetti, G. Consolo, S. Tacchi, G. Carlotti, G. Gubbiotti, F. B. Mancoff, M. A. Yar and J. Åkerman doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.140 A spin wave launched by a nanoscale ohmic contact into a ferromagnetic metallic thin film is able to propagate for at least four micrometres. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Gold nanoparticles for high-throughput genotyping of long-range haplotypes pp639 - 644 Peng Chen, Dun Pan, Chunhai Fan, Jianhua Chen, Ke Huang, Dongfang Wang, Honglu Zhang, You Li, Guoyin Feng, Peiji Liang, Lin He and Yongyong Shi doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.141 Gold nanoparticles can inhibit the amplification of base mismatches in DNA, allowing the genes associated with certain diseases to be identified more accurately for large sample sets. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Alpha-alumina nanoparticles induce efficient autophagy-dependent cross-presentation and potent antitumour response pp645 - 650 Haiyan Li, Yuhuan Li, Jun Jiao and Hong-Ming Hu doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.153 Alumina nanoparticles can help induce the immune system to destroy tumours, making them a promising candidate for a therapeutic cancer vaccine. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Articles Top Graphene oxide windows for in situ environmental cell photoelectron spectroscopy pp651 - 657 Andrei Kolmakov, Dmitriy A. Dikin, Laura J. Cote, Jiaxing Huang, Majid Kazemian Abyaneh, Matteo Amati, Luca Gregoratti, Sebastian Günther and Maya Kiskinova doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.130 Thin graphene oxide windows can be used in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of environmental cells by virtue of their transparency to low-energy electrons. Abstract | Full Text | PDF See also: News and Views by Zemlyanov Thermodynamically stable RNA three-way junction for constructing multifunctional nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutics pp658 - 667 Dan Shu, Yi Shu, Farzin Haque, Sherine Abdelmawla and Peixuan Guo doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.105 The three-way junction domain of the phi29 bacteriophage can be assembled from three pieces of RNA oligomers to form stable multifunctional nanoparticles that are useful for the treatment of different diseases. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Nanopore-based detection of circulating microRNAs in lung cancer patients pp668 - 674 Yong Wang, Dali Zheng, Qiulin Tan, Michael X. Wang and Li-Qun Gu doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.147 A biological nanopore is used to detect circulating microRNA in the plasma of lung cancer patients, offering a non-invasive method to screen and diagnose diseases. Abstract | Full Text | PDF A multifunctional core-shell nanoparticle for dendritic cell-based cancer immunotherapy pp675 - 682 Nam-Hyuk Cho, Taek-Chin Cheong, Ji Hyun Min, Jun Hua Wu, Sang Jin Lee, Daehong Kim, Jae-Seong Yang, Sanguk Kim, Young Keun Kim and Seung-Yong Seong doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.149 Iron oxide and zinc oxide core-shell nanoparticles can deliver antigens into dendritic cells and also act as an imaging agent for cancer immunotherapy. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Top Advertisement NPG Asia Materials, presenting monthly reviews by leading materials researchers from the Asia-Pacific region, will soon be transformed into an open access research journal in January 2012. Find out more. Make sure you receive the latest research by registering to receive the Table of Contents e-alert for NPG Asia Materials.   Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. 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