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News•Feb 26, 2026
Endometrium-Targeted mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles for Treating Reproductive Conditions
Researchers have engineered ligand‑conjugated mRNA‑lipid nanoparticles that home specifically to the endometrium, delivering therapeutic mRNA directly to uterine tissue. In a murine model of endometrial injury, the targeted formulation restored embryo implantation rates to near‑normal levels. Safety profiling showed reduced off‑target exposure compared with conventional, non‑targeted LNPs. The study positions endometrium‑targeted mRNA delivery as a promising avenue for treating infertility and other reproductive disorders.
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Feb 25, 2026
A Wafer-Scale Optoelectronic Device Unlocks Monolithic 3D Integration
Researchers have engineered ordered vacancies in boridene to create pronounced electrical anisotropy, enabling both bipolar and linear photocurrent suitable for optoelectronic computing. The material, (Mo₂/₃Y₁/₃)₂AlB₂, can be deposited at low temperatures and patterned across a full 12‑inch wafer, meeting back‑end‑of‑line...
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Feb 24, 2026
Tailorable Multiferroic Tunnel Junctions From All-Van Der Waals Multilayer Stacking
Researchers have demonstrated a new class of multiferroic tunnel junctions (MFTJs) built entirely from van der Waals (vdW) stacked two‑dimensional crystals. By integrating ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 (F3GT) with ferroelectric CIPS and In₂Se₃ layers, the devices exhibit both tunnel magnetoresistance and electroresistance...
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Feb 18, 2026
Nanoengineering of Non-Aqueous Liquid Electrolyte Solutions for Future Lithium Metal Batteries
Researchers are applying nanoengineering principles to design non‑aqueous liquid electrolytes that reshape solvation structures for lithium‑metal batteries. By manipulating solvent‑salt interactions and creating localized high‑concentration environments, the new formulations achieve Coulombic efficiencies above 99.9% and enable fast‑charging at high voltages....
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Feb 18, 2026
Twelve-Inch Electrically Anisotropic Boridene for Optoelectronic Computing
Researchers have demonstrated a 12‑inch wafer‑scale synthesis of electrically anisotropic boridene, a two‑dimensional Mo4/3B2‑x material with ordered metal vacancies. The study reports carrier mobilities exceeding 2,000 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ along the high‑conductivity axis and a five‑fold anisotropy ratio, enabling directional charge transport for...
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Feb 4, 2026
Tandem Architectures for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: From Coupled Atomic Sites to Tandem Electrolysers
The review outlines how tandem architectures—linking atomic‑scale active sites with multi‑stage electrolyzers—drive electrochemical CO₂ reduction toward multicarbon products. It highlights the role of metal‑N‑C catalysts for selective CO generation, followed by copper‑based downstream catalysts that couple CO into C₂⁺ fuels....
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Feb 2, 2026
Super-Moiré Spin Textures in Twisted Two-Dimensional Antiferromagnets
Researchers used nitrogen‑vacancy scanning microscopy and atomistic Monte Carlo simulations to reveal super‑moiré antiferromagnetic (AFM) spin textures in twisted double‑bilayer CrI₃ with twist angles up to 2°. Unlike previous single‑moiré models, the magnetic domains extend over hundreds of nanometres, far larger...
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Feb 2, 2026
Ultra-Rapid Nanoplasmonic Colorimetry in Microfluidics for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Directly From Specimens
Researchers at McGill University have unveiled QolorPhAST, an ultra‑rapid nanoplasmonic colorimetric microfluidic platform that performs antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) directly from clinical specimens. The system leverages self‑assembled plasmonic nanostructures that shift color in response to bacterial growth inhibition, delivering results...
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Feb 2, 2026
Enzymatic Microbubble Robots
Enzymatic microbubble robots—tiny gas‑filled carriers powered by catalytic enzymes—are emerging as a versatile platform for precision drug delivery and real‑time imaging. Recent studies demonstrate urease‑driven bubbles that self‑propel, breach dense tumor stroma, and release therapeutics directly at bladder cancer sites,...
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Jan 30, 2026
Nanosculpting Quantum Materials
Researchers at TU Wien have unveiled a refined focused ion milling method that can sculpt three‑dimensional chiral nanostructures directly from single‑crystal quantum materials. The technique achieves sub‑10 nm feature sizes while preserving the crystal lattice and intrinsic quantum properties. Results, published...
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Jan 29, 2026
Biomimetic Vesicles Engineered From Modified Tumour Cells Act as Personalized Vaccines for Post-Surgical Cancer Immunotherapy
Researchers engineered tumor cells to overexpress STX11, converting them into dendritic‑cell‑like antigen‑presenting units. Membrane fragments from these cells were fused with PLGA nanoparticles carrying a TLR7 agonist, creating RP@SMs vesicles that act as personalized post‑surgical cancer vaccines. The platform demonstrated...
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Jan 28, 2026
A Unified Model for Light Emission From Solids
Recent research converges on a unified framework that describes light emission from solids across thermal, plasmonic, and quantum regimes. By extending Kirchhoff’s law to non‑equilibrium nanostructures and linking fluctuational electrodynamics with the Fermi‑golden‑rule approach, the model reconciles disparate emission mechanisms....
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Jan 28, 2026
Switching Graphitic Polytypes in Elastically Coupled Cavities
Researchers have demonstrated reversible switching of graphene polytypes using elastically coupled optical cavities. By modulating cavity strain, the stacking order—Bernal, rhombohedral, and mixed configurations—can be toggled on demand, altering band structure and ferroelectric behavior. The technique leverages super‑lubric interlayer sliding...
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Jan 21, 2026
Ultrafast Transition From Coherent to Incoherent Polariton Nonlinearities in a Hybrid 1L-WS2/Plasmon Structure
Researchers employed 10‑fs two‑dimensional electronic spectroscopy to probe a hybrid monolayer WS₂ on a silver nanoslit array. The exciton‑plasmon strong coupling produced a 20‑fold increase in optical nonlinearity relative to uncoupled WS₂. Coherent Rabi oscillations with a ~64 fs period were...
By Nature Nanotechnology
News•Jan 21, 2026
Nanosculpted 3D Helices of a Magnetic Weyl Semimetal with Switchable Non-Reciprocal Electron Transport
Researchers at RIKEN have used focused ion beam sculpting to fabricate three‑dimensional helical nanostructures from the magnetic Weyl semimetal Co₃Sn₂S₂. The helices display switchable non‑reciprocal electron transport, with current‑induced magnetisation reversal approaching 100 %. Harmonic resistance measurements reveal a quadratic current...
By Nature Nanotechnology