How can we get closer to the world of atoms and molecules? How does energy transform? How do materials’ properties emerge?
Scientists are uncovering the secrets of energy and matter at the scale of atoms, molecules and nanostructures. They are discovering how to precisely control these and their quantum properties to create new types of materials, energy pathways, miniature machines and perhaps even synthetic life.
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Explore the latest news, events, and discoveries from the field of nanoscience.
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A nano-architected material more effective at stopping a projectile than Kevlar, and other highlights from Kavli Institutes in Nanoscience
Jul 15, 2021
Nanoscience Profile
Graphene can morph from conductor to semiconductor and back again just by changing its geometry. This could open the door for high-performance computing and nanoscale quantum devices.
Jul 13, 2021
Nanoscience Profile
A new technology promises to break plastics down into molecules that feed soil bacteria and eliminate the challenge of microplastics
Jun 16, 2021
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Atoms at high resolution and more from Kavli Institutes in Nanoscience
Jun 14, 2021
Nanoscience Profile
Lihong Wang developed a camera so fast, it can freeze the path of light or image biological events as they happen
May 14, 2021
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Advances at the smallest of scales can have an impact on the climate at large
May 10, 2021
Nanoscience Q&A
Q&A with Ting Xu, member of the Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute
Apr 29, 2021
Nanoscience Q&A
Q&A with Peidong Yang, director of the Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute
Apr 28, 2021
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Origami robots smaller than a grain of sand, reconstructing how cells duplicate DNA, quantum computing, nonlinear optics, and even mind control
Apr 26, 2021
Nanoscience Perspective
Materials scientists likely hold the key to unlocking the quantum computing revolution
Apr 20, 2021
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The Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
The Kavli Prize in Nanoscience is awarded for outstanding achievement in the science and application of the unique physical, chemical and biological properties of atomic, molecular, macromolecular, and cellular structures and systems that are manifest in the nanometer scale, including molecular self-assembly, nanomaterials, nanoscale instrumentation, nanobiotechnology, macromolecular synthesis, molecular mechanics and related topics.
Kavli Prize LaureatesNanoscience deals with the smallest building blocks in nature and will enable us to make new materials and tools, leading an ever-accelerating journey of technological progress.
- Fred Kavli