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Research in nanotechnology in India is on an upswing given the substantial investments in the past two decades. Making an impact globally will now require investing in education, entrepreneurship, translational science, infrastructure for manufacturing, and changing the administrative mindset.
The 2014 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience has been awarded to Thomas Ebbesen, Stefan Hell and John Pendry for their contributions to the field of nano-optics.
Nanomaterial risks are often considered in terms of novel material behaviours. But, as Andrew D. Maynard explains, does this framing end up obscuring some risks, while overplaying others?
High-capacity silicon anodes could improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, but their cyclability has been limited. Christian Martin analyses recent progress in nanoscale engineering that addresses this shortcoming.