Today sees the publication of the inaugural issue of Nanoscale, a new journal intended to showcase important and high quality nano-research, providing a forum that will be essential reading for all the scientific communities working at the nanoscale. 

In Issue 1 we demonstrate our commitment to publishing high-impact and multidisciplinary research of the highest quality covering all aspects of the nanoscale with 20 articles showcasing a broad spectrum of exciting work from some of the very best research groups in the field.

The issue is led with a review on mechanised nanoparticles for drug delivery from Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart (Northwestern) and co-workers. Professor C. N. R. Rao (Bangalore) writes a minireview on the very topical area of graphene, whilst Professor Amanda Barnard (CSIRO) examines computational strategies to investigate the important field of predicting the potential risks associated with nanotechnology. 

From new research on the synthesis of nanostructures (Markus Antonietti et al.) to using nanoparticles for photocatalytic water splitting under visible light (Kazunari Domen et al.), from self-healing at the nanoscale (Vincenzo Amendola and Moreno Meneghetti) to innovative uses of SERS (Naomi Halas et al.) and developing silver-coated carbon nanotubes for SERS detection of cocaine (Luis Liz-Marzán et al.), the inaugural issue is bursting with examples of important and wide-ranging high-impact research.

Nanoscale is published in collaboration with the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology in Beijing, China and headed by three Editors-in-Chief based at regional editorial offices across the globe. 

The journal publishes a lively mix of article types, including original research Papers and Communications, Feature Articles, Minireviews, and important Reviews from leaders in the field. All articles submitted to Nanoscale are subject to rigorous peer review by international expert referees. 

Access to the current issue of Nanoscale is free online throughout 2009 and 2010, and free institutional access to all 2009/2010 content is available following a simple registration process. 

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