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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California Institute of Technology
Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft
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University of California, Berkeley
Kavli Institute for NanoScience Discovery
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University of Oxford
Featured News
Explore the latest news, events, and discoveries from the field of nanoscience.
See All NewsA Cradle for Enzymes Could Redefine Biodegradable Plastics
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
Up Close and Personal
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Atoms at high resolution and more from Kavli Institutes in Nanoscience
Jun 14, 2021
A Camera Fast Enough to Stop Light in Its Tracks
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 Goes Green
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Advances at the smallest of scales can have an impact on the climate at large
May 10, 2021
Embracing Complexity
Nanoscience Q&A
Q&A with Ting Xu, member of the Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute
Apr 29, 2021
Nanoscience and Sustainability
Nanoscience Q&A
Q&A with Peidong Yang, director of the Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute
Apr 28, 2021
Plenty of Room
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
Materials for Quantum
Nanoscience Perspective
Materials scientists likely hold the key to unlocking the quantum computing revolution
Apr 20, 2021
DNA Traces Disease Back to Its Origin
Nanoscience Profile
Billions of DNA fragments are circulating in our bloodstream. Now, researchers can use them to trace a disease back to its source
Apr 16, 2021
A Marriage of Opposites
Nanoscience Research Highlights
A material that has seemingly impossible properties and other news from the Kavli Institutes in Nanoscience
Mar 04, 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