Fluorescent nanodiamond tracking reveals intraneuronal transport abnormalities induced by brain-disease-related genetic risk factors
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 322 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.260
Authors: 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 & Michel Simonneau
Brain diseases such as autism and Alzheimer's disease (each inflicting >1% of the world population) involve a large network of genes displaying subtle changes in th...
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 28, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: 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 C Tags: Letter Source Type: research
Observation of extreme phase transition temperatures of water confined inside isolated carbon nanotubes
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 267 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.254
Authors: Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Steven Shimizu, Lee W. Drahushuk, Daniel Kilcoyne & Michael S. Strano (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 27, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Kumar Varoon Agrawal Steven Shimizu Lee W. Drahushuk Daniel Kilcoyne Michael S. Strano Tags: Article Source Type: research
Programmable disorder in random DNA tilings
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 251 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.256
Authors: Grigory Tikhomirov, Philip Petersen & Lulu Qian (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 27, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Grigory Tikhomirov Philip Petersen Lulu Qian Tags: Article Source Type: research
Multiple nanostructures based on anodized aluminium oxide templates
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 244 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.257
Authors: Liaoyong Wen, Rui Xu, Yan Mi & Yong Lei (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 27, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Liaoyong Wen Rui Xu Yan Mi Yong Lei Tags: Article Source Type: research
DNA origami tiles: Nanoscale mazes
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 189 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.263
Authors: Fei Zhang, Fan Hong & Hao Yan
The programmable disorder often seen in biological networks has now been demonstrated with DNA origami tiles using a stochastic algorithm. (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 27, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Fei Zhang Fan Hong Hao Yan Tags: News and Views Source Type: research
Tracking the dynamics of circulating tumour cell phenotypes using nanoparticle-mediated magnetic ranking
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 274 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.239
Authors: Mahla Poudineh, Peter M. Aldridge, Sharif Ahmed, Brenda J. Green, Leyla Kermanshah, Vivian Nguyen, Carmen Tu, Reza M. Mohamadi, Robert K. Nam, Aaron Hansen, Srikala S. Sridhar, Antonio Finelli, Neil E. Fleshner, Anthony M. Joshua, Edward H. Sargent & Shana O. Kelley (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 20, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Mahla Poudineh Peter M. Aldridge Sharif Ahmed Brenda J. Green Leyla Kermanshah Vivian Nguyen Carmen Tu Reza M. Mohamadi Robert K. Nam Aaron Hansen Srikala S. Sridhar Antonio Finelli Neil E. Fleshner Anthony M. Joshua Edward H. Sargent Shana O. Kelley Tags: Article Source Type: research
Single-nanotube tracking reveals the nanoscale organization of the extracellular space in the live brain
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 238 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.248
Authors: Antoine G. Godin, Juan A. Varela, Zhenghong Gao, Noémie Danné, Julien P. Dupuis, Brahim Lounis, Laurent Groc & Laurent Cognet
The brain is a dynamic structure with the extracellular space (ECS) taking up almost a quarter of its volume. Signalling molecules, neurotransmitters and nutrients transit via the ECS, which constitutes a key microenvironment for cellular communication and the clearance of toxic metabolites. The spatial organization of the ECS varies during sleep, development and aging and is probably altered in neuropsychiatric ...
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 20, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Antoine G. Godin Juan A. Varela Zhenghong Gao No émie Danné Julien P. Dupuis Brahim Lounis Laurent Groc Laurent Cognet Tags: Letter Source Type: research
Nanomedicine: Catching tumour cells in the zone
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 191 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.264
Authors: Susan E. Leggett & Ian Y. Wong
A microfluidic chip with progressively stronger magnetic field gradients along its length can sort and classify circulating tumour cells based on the expression of cell surface markers. (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 20, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Susan E. Leggett Ian Y. Wong Tags: News and Views Source Type: research
Probing the electronic and catalytic properties of a bimetallic surface with 3 nm resolution
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 132 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.241
Authors: Jin-Hui Zhong, Xi Jin, Lingyan Meng, Xiang Wang, Hai-Sheng Su, Zhi-Lin Yang, Christopher T. Williams & Bin Ren
An atomic- and molecular-level understanding of heterogeneous catalysis is required to characterize the nature of active sites and improve the rational design of catalysts. Achieving this level of characterization requires techniques that can correlate catalytic performances to specific surface structures, so as to avoid averaging effects. Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy combines scanning probe microscopy with plasmon-enhanced Ra...
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 20, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Jin-Hui Zhong Xi Jin Lingyan Meng Xiang Wang Hai-Sheng Su Zhi-Lin Yang Christopher T. Williams Bin Ren Tags: Letter Source Type: research
Raman spectroscopy: Tipping point
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 100 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.266
Authors: Guillaume Goubert & Richard P. Van Duyne
Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy can be used to characterize the relationship between the topography and the chemical activity of individual surface sites. (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 20, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Guillaume Goubert Richard P. Van Duyne Tags: News and Views Source Type: research
Tuning membrane protein mobility by confinement into nanodomains
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 260 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.236
Authors: Andreas Karner, Benedikt Nimmervoll, Birgit Plochberger, Enrico Klotzsch, Andreas Horner, Denis G. Knyazev, Roland Kuttner, Klemens Winkler, Lukas Winter, Christine Siligan, Nicole Ollinger, Peter Pohl & Johannes Preiner (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 13, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Andreas Karner Benedikt Nimmervoll Birgit Plochberger Enrico Klotzsch Andreas Horner Denis G. Knyazev Roland Kuttner Klemens Winkler Lukas Winter Christine Siligan Nicole Ollinger Peter Pohl Johannes Preiner Tags: Article Source Type: research
Creating biomolecular motors based on dynein and actin-binding proteins
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 233 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.238
Authors: Akane Furuta, Misako Amino, Maki Yoshio, Kazuhiro Oiwa, Hiroaki Kojima & Ken'ya Furuta
Biomolecular motors such as myosin, kinesin and dynein are protein machines that can drive directional movement along cytoskeletal tracks and have the potential to be used as molecule-sized actuators. Although control of the velocity and directionality of biomolecular motors has been achieved, the design and construction of novel biomolecular motors remains a challenge. Here we show that naturally occurring protein building blocks from different cytoske...
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 13, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Akane Furuta Misako Amino Maki Yoshio Kazuhiro Oiwa Hiroaki Kojima Ken'ya Furuta Tags: Letter Source Type: research
Normal, superconducting and topological regimes of hybrid double quantum dots
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 212 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.227
Authors: D. Sherman, J. S. Yodh, S. M. Albrecht, J. Nygård, P. Krogstrup & C. M. Marcus
Epitaxial semiconductor–superconductor hybrid materials are an excellent basis for studying mesoscopic and topological superconductivity, as the semiconductor inherits a hard superconducting gap while retaining tunable carrier density. Here, we investigate double-quantum-dot structures made from InAs nanowires with a patterned epitaxial Al two-facet shell that proximitizes two gate-defined segments along the nanowire. We follow the evolution of mesoscopic su...
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 13, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: D. Sherman J. S. Yodh S. M. Albrecht J. Nyg ård P. Krogstrup C. M. Marcus Tags: Letter Source Type: research
Host –guest chemistry with water-soluble gold nanoparticle supraspheres
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 170 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.233
Authors: Yizhan Wang, Offer Zeiri, Manoj Raula, Benjamin Le Ouay, Francesco Stellacci & Ira A. Weinstock (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 13, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Yizhan Wang Offer Zeiri Manoj Raula Benjamin Le Ouay Francesco Stellacci Ira A. Weinstock Tags: Article Source Type: research
The value of the unforeseen
Nature Nanotechnology 11, 996 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.243
Author: Floris Kalff
Straying off-course can lead to unexpected far-reaching results, says Floris Kalff. (Source: Nature Nanotechnology)
Source: Nature Nanotechnology - November 7, 2016 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Floris Kalff Tags: In The Classroom Source Type: research
