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Oct 23
As the journal turns 20, in this October 2026 issue we reflect on the journey nanoscale science has undertaken over the past two decades and how nanoscience-enabled technologies have had a real-world impact.

Full issue: nature.com/nnano/volumes/…

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Nature Nanotechnology@NatureNano
Oct 23
New Comment:

NanostarDB: an interactive knowledgebase for standardized annotation, discovery and reuse of nucleic acid nanostructure designs.

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#DNA #RNA #Nanotechnology
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Nature Nanotechnology@NatureNano
Oct 7
In the Classroom:

The very hungry nanopillar.

"Armed with a miniature lab, plush virus nanoparticles, and curiosity, we brought science to a classroom of second graders."

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#nanotechnology #nanoparticles #nanopillars #STEM
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Nature Nanotechnology@NatureNano
Sep 29
Stopped-light-enhanced gravitational force sensing.

"A torsion-pendulum #sensor with optical #microcavity readout boosts sensitivity to the minute #gravitationalforce of a millimeter-scale mass."

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Sep 29
Single-crystal rhombohedral boron nitride wafers for integrated sliding ferroelectric memory.

"Step-templated interfacial epitaxy enables growth of 4-inch rhombohedral boron nitride wafers with high-density, high-speed, non-volatile memory performance."

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Sep 28
Mechanical stress remodelling drives epithelial–mesenchymal transition in the tumour microenvironment.

"MRI-visible hydrogel sensors embedded with zinc-ferrite nanoparticles reveal that sudden mechanical stress spikes trigger EMT & tumor remodeling."

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Sep 23
This weird form of boron is a million times more conductive than chemists expected

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Nature Nanotechnology@NatureNano
Sep 18
Review article:

Two-dimensional materials for advanced back-end-of-line and wafer backside technologies.

#2DMaterials
#Semiconductors
#Electronics

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Sep 15
New paper:

Monolithic 3D integration of atomic-layer-deposited oxide semiconductors on 200-mm silicon wafers.

"Wafer-scale integration of InOx-based transistors across three device tiers on silicon wafer enables energy-efficient AI acceleration."

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Nature Nanotechnology@NatureNano
Sep 14
In our September 2026 issue -

Plasmonic nanocavities,
Upconverting nanoparticles for imaging,
Blue-emitting QD/SiNx lasers,
Self-assembled contacts,
Li+ separation,
Spectral biophysical cytometry,
Gold nanocages against amyloids, & much more.

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Sep 9
Latest Review Article:

How nanophotonics can drive optical computing toward practical applications.

"The review highlights programmable and scalable #photonic platforms for #AI, edge, logic, and scientific #computing."

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Sep 8
Structured light–matter interaction in semiconductor cavity quantum electrodynamics.

A coupled #quantumdot micropillar system enables cavity-enhanced #singlephoton emission with spin-locked orbital angular momentum & tunable spin–orbit entanglement.

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Sep 8
New paper:

Charge-switching ionizable lipids lower the toxicity of lipid nanoparticles.

Ionizable charge-switching #LNP becomes positively charged in endosomes, enabling efficient delivery of #mRNA & #plasmid #DNA with reduced inflammatory responses.

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Sep 7
New paper online:

Switchable single-atom catalysts for highly selective C–C coupling in direct methane oxidation.

"Single Cu atoms on boron nanosheets reversibly cluster to catalyse direct conversion of CH₄ to CH₃COOH, without requiring CO."

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Sep 4
New paper online:

Defect-bound states of exciton condensate as an analogue of the Yu–Shiba–Rusinov state.

"Exciton-condensate impurities create bound states that enable microscopic control of quantum matter."

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Sep 2
New paper:

Quantum-well metasurface for free-space-accessible enhanced nonlinear polarization.

#Nanophotonics
#NonlinearOptics
#OpticalPhysics
#MetaSurface

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Sep 2
New paper:

Dynamic biomass micro–nanofibre framework for entrapment and clearance of gastrointestinal microplastics.

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#Microplastic #Nanoplastic #GutHealth
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Sep 1
New paper:

Nanopore-enabled time-resolved monitoring of catecholamine-related phenylalanine metabolism.

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#nanopore #singlemolecule #metabolism #biosynthesis
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Nature Nanotechnology@NatureNano
Sep 1
New paper:

Edge-sharing RuO2 single layer for stable and low overpotential acidic water electrolysis

Single-layer 1T-RuO₂ enables efficient acidic water electrolysis with high catalytic activity & long-term stability in PEM.

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Aug 28
We show that a 40-amino-acid peptide self-assembles into flexible nanopores for biomarker detection, establishing a powerful biosensing platform. Hope you enjoy reading our work.
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