About Nanoworld Laboratory

In brief

Nanoworld Laboratory is an independent research group led by Alexander Kushelev. It has been working since the late 1990s at the intersection of applied geometry, microwave engineering, and structural biology. Since 2005 it has run an open popular-science newsletter on subscribe.ru — 2,091 subscribers as of April 2026.

Collaboration history

Over the years the work has involved collaboration with laboratories at Moscow State University, Moscow Power Engineering Institute, and Bauman MSTU; experiments on microwave dielectric resonators; and the popular-science film Journey into the Nanoworld (Tsentrnauchfilm). The current operational commercial product of the laboratory is picofold.com.

Why this site exists

Twenty-plus years of work have produced a substantial body of publications, newsletters, and conference talks scattered across several archives. This site serves as:

• a structured catalogue of prior art with dates and sources;
• an entry point for scientists and engineers willing to take on independent verification of the claims;
• a curated showcase of the peer-reviewed publications (РИНЦ, ВАК, Chemical Abstracts).

Note on indexing: we do not claim Web of Science indexing for these publications. RSCI was excluded from Web of Science by Clarivate in 2022 due to sanctions, and we list only currently active indexing sources.

Evidence levels

Each item in this catalogue is classified by an evidence level:

• A — backed by experimental data; reproducible.
• B — theory with testable predictions.
• C — a hypothesis that motivated further A/B-level experimental or theoretical work.
• D — speculation without a clear path to verification; preserved in the archive for completeness, never on the main catalogue.

Editorial rules in detail — see Methodology.