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Researchers unveil the first chemically sensitive transmission electron microscope with single-atom resolution.

Nanoscale crystals pass through narrow constrictions in carbon nanotubes by shuttling atoms from their back end to their front end, according to new experiments.

Metal nanorods grown by physical vapor deposition can be fabricated with a much narrower diameter than previously thought, potentially enabling the design of more efficient catalysts.

A new self-assembly process creates nanowires of germanium without the metal catalyst required in earlier experiments.

Single-molecule microscopy reveals the nature of the chemical bonds between a large organic molecule and a metallic surface.

Single atoms deposited on an iron oxide surface provide a valuable model system for studying catalysis.

Understanding the role of interface effects will be essential for designing thin-film ferroelectrics on semiconductors.

Controlling defects on graphene that trap migrating metal atoms may lead to superior device fabrication.

Contrary to what is normally assumed, the polarization of sufficiently thin ferroelectrics can switch continuously, rather than through the formation of domains.

LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces grown by different methods all show a metal-insulator transition, but the observed interfacial electric field strength is not consistent with a widely studied model.