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Core–shell Porous Carbon Hosts with Spatially Regulated Lithium Affinity for Inward Lithium depositions

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00204H, Communication

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Dong Ki Kim, Daeun Kim, Gayoung Kim, Dongheon Lee, Michael J. Lee, Min-Sik Park
Lithium metal anodes are promising for high-energy-density batteries, but their reversibility is limited by nonuniform lithium (Li) deposition and continuous interfacial degradation during repeated plating and stripping. Three-dimensional conductive hosts...
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Light-induced acceleration of specific binding between CEACAM-5 and antibodies for early detection of colorectal cancer

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00017G, Communication

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Takuya Iida, Yumiko Takagi, Mami Katsumata, Hisanori Isomura, Koji Komori, Mamoru Tamura, Hiroko Yamakawa, Yusuke Nakamura, Kota Hayashi, Ikuhiko Nakase, Shiho Tokonami, Ayumu Taguchi
Sub-femtogram levels of a colorectal cancer marker proteins (CEACAM-5) were detected in human blood plasma with several minutes of laser irradiation in a microchannel with optimized multiple antibody-modified microparticles and buffer solutions.
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Anomalous Hall effect in room-temperature two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnets

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00644A, Review Article

Hao Wu, Li Yang, Gaojie Zhang, Wen Jin, Jie Yu, Bichen Xiao, Wenfeng Zhang, Haixin Chang
This Review summarizes recent progress on the anomalous Hall effect in room-temperature two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnets, covering material platforms, microscopic mechanisms, external-field regulation, and device concepts.
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Advances in Wearable Sensing Technologies and Intelligent Systems for Healthcare and Fitness

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00099A, Review Article

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Hong Yeo, Hojoong Kim, David Chong, Ikwhan Shin
Wearable sensing technologies and intelligent systems have gained significant attention due to their potential to revolutionize healthcare and fitness monitoring. These technologies enable the real-time continuous detection of various physiological...
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Bimetallic Cu/Ni-Doped Porous Carbon Fibers as High-Performance Adsorbents for Organic Dyes

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00181E, Communication

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Akshara Shah, Shilpa Jain, Yue Zhang, Guoliang Liu, Vinay Kumar Sharma
The increasing amount of synthetic dye pollutants in industrial wastewater poses significant environmental and health concerns, creating an urgent need for efficient and sustainable remediation strategies. Herein, we report the...
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Study on the anti-inflammatory effect of tetrahedral framework nucleic acid-loaded sinomenine in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00709G, Communication

Chunshan Luo, Jinjiang He, Shengxia Qing, Lihang Wang, Yunfeng Lin
RA is an autoimmune joint disease, and sinomenine (SIN) treats RA but has low bioavailability. TFNA combines with SIN to improve delivery and inhibit inflammation for RA therapy.
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Nanocapsules as Smart Natural Product Drug Delivery Systems: Recent Advances and Future Directions

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00103C, Review Article

Anjar P Asmara, Sirajunnisa Razack, Clerance Su Yee Cheong, Khairun Nisah, Anchalee Prasansuklab
In the field of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, bioactive compounds play vital roles as fortifying ingredients and drug components. As these products are naturally acquired from plant resources, their stability and...
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Enhancing photodynamic and chemodynamic therapy efficacy through a novel ROS-amplifying therapeutic platform for breast cancer treatment

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00034G, Communication

Ning Ding, Qing Yu, Ziyuan Su, Yiting Han, Yajuan Chang, Dongzhi Yang, Shuai Cui, Xu Wang
Acid-sensitive GOx@MPN@Gel (GOx, luteolin, Fe, MOFs) drives glucose oxidation to fuel enhanced chemodynamic/photodynamic ROS for synergistic cancer therapy.
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Acacetin-incorporated lipid nanoparticles for inhaled mRNA vaccines

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00794A, Communication

Xuefeng Huang, Kaiyu Fan, Yuxuan Zhang, Yuanjiao Yang, Yubo Wang, Xujia Yang, Zilin Meng, Qiang Guo, Yue Li, Ningqiang Gong, Shunhao Wang, Jinghong Li, Zhen Zhang
Acacetin-incorporated LNPs enhance inhaled mRNA vaccination by reducing oxidative stress, improving pulmonary mRNA translation, and strengthening systemic and mucosal immunity.
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Geometry Scaling of Thermal Boundary Resistance in Plasmonic Nanostructures

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00145A, Communication

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Bas Heitzer, Jaap Drenth, Nikhil Bhalla, Zoe Bradley, Abhijit Ganguly
Heat exchange between metal nanoparticles and their surrounding liquid plays a central role in thermoplasmonics, photonics, and nanoscale sensing. Yet it remains difficult to predict how particle shape influences interfacial...
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The Fe Site in Non-Precious Metal Nanocatalysts toward Efficient Water Oxidation

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00223D, Review Article

Haowen Wu, Xu Luo, Shichun Mu
Water electrolysis is a pivotal technology for renewable hydrogen production. Iron (Fe), due to its abundant reserves, low cost, versatile valence states, tunable coordination structures, and co-friendliness under alkaline conditions,...
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Engineering surface functional groups of MXenes for advanced catalysis and energy technology

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00047A, Review Article

Wenkang Xu, Haoran Wang, Xiaoyan An, Changzhuo Xue, Zhiyang Yu, Chao Peng, Hao-Fan Wang, Yonghai Cao, Hongjuan Wang, Hao Yu
Surface functional group (T_x) engineering of MXenes enables precise control over key properties. This review systematically links T_x design to performance, guiding rational customization for advanced catalysis and energy technologies.
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Integrating molecular dynamics simulations to enable rational assembly of immune signals for immunotherapy

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00215C, Communication

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Eugene Froimchuk, Meenal Jain, Abhilash Sahoo, Camilla Edwards, Shrey Shah, Robert S. Oakes, Silvina Matysiak, Christopher M. Jewell
Molecular dynamics simulations were implemented to study self-assembly of cationic peptide antigens and an anionic modulatory cue to inform rational immunotherapy design.
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Regulating surface oxygen species on activated carbon via plasma treatment to boost zinc-ion adsorption for zinc-ion hybrid capacitors

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00200E, Communication

Yongxia Zhang, Xuchao Yang, Xupeng Liu, Yunlong Yang, Fen Ran
An air plasma strategy enables precise tuning of oxygen functional groups on activated carbon cathodes to boost zinc ion adsorption for hybrid capacitors, markedly improving electrochemical performance.
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Oxygen-driven doping of conjugated polymers in aqueous media via anion adsorption

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00104A, Communication

Shion Kaneko, Masaki Ishii, Kenichi Sakai, Hideki Sakai, Jun Takeya, Katsuhiko Ariga, Yu Yamashita
Bulky hydrophobic anions adsorb onto organic semiconductor thin films and dramatically accelerate oxygen-driven doping under ambient conditions.
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Synthesis and characterization of silver nanowires and their promising anticancer effects

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00195E, Communication

William Emmanuel Ghann, Sk. Md. Atiqur Rahman, Shabib M. Uddin, Rokshana Ara Ruhi, Md. Anwarul Kabir Bhuiya, Md. Shahnawaz Parvez, Mohsin Kazi, Mohammed Muzibur Rahman, ZMG Sarwar Jahangir, Mohammad Hossain Shariare, Md. Abu Reza, Jamal Uddin
Polyol-synthesized silver nanowires showed clear morphology and anticancer activity in an Ehrlich ascites carcinoma mouse model. Size and dose dependent effects indicate morphology is key to biomedical performance.
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Disrupting the metastatic cascade: nanoparticle-based innovations in antimetastatic therapy

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1456-1482
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00023A, Review Article

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Tamara Meňhertová, Martina Raudenská, Michal Masařík, Michaela Fojtů
Antimetastatic therapy represents a transformative shift in oncology, addressing one of the greatest challenges in cancer care: the prevention and management of metastasis.
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Nanofluidic systems for ionic intelligence

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1483-1518
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00048G, Review Article

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Makusu Tsutsui, René van Roij, Ye Yuan, Akihide Arima, Md Sifat Islam, Ryuichiro Abe, Ali Douaki, Denis Garoli, Ivan I. Smalyukh, Marjolein Dijkstra
Nanofluidic systems couple confined ion transport to memory and computation, bridging soft, hard and hybrid platforms toward scalable ionic intelligence beyond electron-based hardware.
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Emerging diverse 3D neural electrode architectures for bioelectronics

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1536-1560
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00844A, Review Article

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Joonho Paek, Wonjung Park, Hayoung Song, Inhea Jeong, Myoungjae Oh, Eunmin Kim, Dayeon Kim, Seung Hyun An, Younghoo Kim, Won Gi Chung, Sanghoon Lee, Jongsu Lee, Jung Ah Lim, Jang-Ung Park
This review highlights recent advances in 3D neural electrodes, focusing on engineering methodologies that address the limitations of conventional neural interfaces by improving stability and enabling access to deeper biological regions.
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Breathable, biocompatible, long-term stability Ti3C2Tx bioelectrodes for real-time monitoring of electrophysiological signals

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1710-1725
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00022C, Communication

Jingxiao Liu, Zhaoyang Su, JingYue Xuan, Liubing Fan, Fangfang Gao, Xuan Zhao, Qingliang Liao, Yue Zhang
This study achieved high-quality electrophysiological signal monitoring by resolving the trade-offs among conductivity, durability, and breathability through the integration of antioxidant Ti₃C₂T_x nanosheets with a bacterial cellulose substrate.
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Nanoscale Horizons Emerging Investigator Series: Dr Shelly Conroy, Imperial College London, UK

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1454-1455
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH90015A, Editorial

Our Emerging Investigator Series highlights exceptional work by early-career nanoscience and nanotechnology researchers. This editorial features an interview with our latest Emerging Investigator, Dr Shelly Conroy from Imperial College London, UK.
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Revealing the potential of 2D WS2 memristors as an artificial synapse with resilient gradual behavior at high temperatures for neuromorphic applications

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1662-1675
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00013D, Communication

Tanya Chaudhary, Davinder Kaur
An artificial synapse realized using a WS₂ memristor, demonstrating resistive switching and synaptic plasticity functions for neuromorphic hardware.
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A core–shell nanostructured latex for multifunctional anti-corrosion and flame-retardant coatings

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1651-1661
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00758E, Communication

Shufen Wang, Ruping Xie, Yue Zhang, Yu Wu, Xiaotong Zhao, Jiapeng Tang, Yunsheng Ding
This work develops a novel core-shell PVC–PU–PBA latex, providing a highly efficient multifunctional coating with excellent anti-corrosion and flame-retardant properties.
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Fluence-independent range of surface roughening within the Gaussian-shaped profile of a low-intensity ultrashort laser

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1676-1684
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00836K, Communication

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N. Osterloh, M. Vyshnepolsky, T. Pan, K. Morgenstern
The Cu(511) texture changes at laser fluences well below the ablation threshold. A non-linear relation between bulk processes and local fluence creates a nearly fluence-independent regime over a range where the fluence increases by a factor of 4.5.
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Transforming tumor cells into professional antigen-presenting cells using poly(β-amino ester) nanoparticles to deliver CD80-encoding mRNA

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1691-1709
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00667H, Communication

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Amanda Katharina Binder, Franziska Bremm, Niklas Feuchter, Antoni Torres-Coll, Sabrina Kübel, Carola Berking, Salvador Borrós, Cristina Fornaguera, Niels Schaft, Jan Dörrie
Efficient delivery of CD80 mRNA by pBAE nanoparticles induces CD80 expression on tumor cells, enabling them to function as antigen-presenting cells and trigger CD8⁺ T cell–mediated anti-tumor immunity.
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Cooperative catalysis between Ce3+ sites and Ag nanoparticles enabling nonoxidative coupling of methane to ethane

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1685-1690
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00852B, Communication

Song-Ye Zeng, Min Wang, Yin-Feng Wang, Chang-Long Tan, Ming-Yu Qi, Yi-Jun Xu, Zi-Rong Tang
Engineering a Ce³⁺–Ag bifunctional catalytic site by anchoring Ag nanoparticles on CeO₂ enables the light-driven synergistic promotion of C–H bond activation and subsequent C–C coupling, thereby achieving efficient methane-to-ethane conversion.
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Confinement of acyclic amino acids inside metal–organic frameworks with topology-varied asymmetric catalysis performances

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1570-1577
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00010J, Communication

Aijie Ma, Zhen Li, Bingcheng Liu, Fuli Ye, Yilong Li, Zhongwen Du, Jing Li, Yongli Ji, Jiye Fan, Hongli Chen, Pai Liu, Meiting Zhao, Jun Guo
Polymorphic Zr-MOFs activate acyclic amino acids for asymmetric aldol reactions via the confinement effect, with topology-varied improvements of both catalysis activity and product stereoselectivity.
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Landauer-consistent interpretation of carrier mobility in quasi-ballistic field-effect transistors: overcoming the limitations of the Y-function method

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1726-1736
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00069J, Communication

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Dokyoung Lee, Minseo Cha, Hyeonsik Ahn, Jusung Kim, Sungho Kim
Landauer-consistent reinterpretation of Y-function mobility separating scattering-limited and ballistic transport resolves unphysical parameter extraction and enables self-consistent modeling of current and transconductance in quasi-ballistic FETs.
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Regenerative bone-targeted nanoparticles modulate osteoclast function

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1614-1628
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00503E, Communication

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Vignesh K. Rangasami, Cameron J. Moore, Baixue Xiao, Danielle S. W. Benoit
Bone-targeted nanoparticles inhibit osteoclast differentiation and simultaneously promote bone formation, suggesting their potential as a therapeutic approach for treating bone diseases associated with dysregulation of the osteoclast–osteoblast axis.
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A pH-regulated camouflage strategy for access control in molecular systems

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1604-1613
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00848D, Communication

DeChun Tian, Peijun Shi, Xiaokang Zhang, Lijun Sun, Bin Wang, Qiang Zhang
A pH-regulated molecular firewall access control system reduces the complexity of key design and the inherent limitations of management models.
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Ni–N interfacial engineering enables noble-metal-free ammonia photodecomposition

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1629-1635
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00819K, Communication

Zhuohao Yang, Md Sakib Hasan Khan, Zhehao Sun, Jiayi Chen, Xuechen Jing, Yi-Lun Chen, Nicholas Cox, Ary Wibowo, Xiaolin Wang, Rino Wu, Daniel Macdonald, Dongchen Qi, Zongyou Yin
Earth-abundant Ni–N interfacial sites in a TiO₂@NC core–shell enable noble-metal-free, visible-light ammonia photodecomposition.
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Surface-modified anode current collectors via lithiophilic zinc-based bimetallic co-electrodeposition for lithium–metal batteries

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1578-1589
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00766F, Communication

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Dong Geun Kim, Dongyeon Won, Inyeong Yang, Sukkyung Kang, Jae Young Seok, Hyunwoong Baek, Sanha Kim
One-step CuZn co-electrodeposition enables tunable film and nano-branch structures on Cu foil, enhancing lithiophilicity and stabilizing lithium growth for improved cycling performance in lithium–metal batteries.
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Structural confinement engineering of current collectors enables the development of durable SiOx anodes for lithium-ion batteries

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1636-1650
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00822K, Communication

Raehyeong Lee, Jinyeong Choi, Soojin Choi, Ah Reum Choi, Jin Hong Lee, Jae Ho Kim, Minjoon Park
In this study, an anode with SiO_x embedded within a pressed Cu mesh (SPCM) was developed to mitigate structural degradation and interfacial instability during cycling.
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Customized porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs) as an oral antidote for efficient and selective intestinal detoxification

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1561-1569
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00784D, Communication

Enpeng Xi, Yue Zhao, Huan Wang, Yun Zhao, Fangfang Cao, Yue Li, Nan Gao
Herein, a series of PAFs were designed with progressively tuned monomer sizes and different pore environments to selectively adsorb toxic SN-38 to achieve fast intestinal detoxification.
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Low-temperature zinc–air batteries: catalyst design and electrolyte regulation

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1519-1535
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00786K, Review Article

Conghao Zhou, Yongxiang Luo, Feng Wang, Fangfang Wu, Wenhui Shi, Xiehong Cao, Wenxian Liu
This review overviews catalyst design and electrolyte regulation for low-temperature zinc–air batteries, covering transition metal–nitrogen–carbon systems, high-entropy alloys, and electrolyte solvation engineering for cold-environment operation.
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A biomimetic nanoclay hydrogel with cascade catalytic and photothermal functions for wound therapy

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, 11,1590-1603
DOI: 10.1039/D5NH00823A, Communication

Qianqian Liu, Weimin Xie, Juan Liao, Yuhan Ma, Xiaozheng Liang, Yili Tang, Hao Wang, Huaming Yang
A biomimetic MnO₂@MMT/CS hydrogel mimics the extracellular matrix (ECM) to regulate the wound microenvironment, integrating antioxidant, antibacterial, and photothermal functions to promote wound healing.
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Entropy engineering in multimetallic hydroxides and oxides: a new paradigm for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00108D, Review Article

Chandrasekaran Pitchai, Mahalakshmi Vedanarayanan, Chih-Ming Chen
Entropy-engineered multimetallic oxides and hydroxides enable tunable OER pathways, defect-rich active sites, and enhanced catalytic stability through synergistic electronic interactions, operando reconstruction, and machine-learning-guided design.
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Actin-dependent regulation of RSV F-mediated cell–cell fusion revealed by visualizing its spatiotemporal dynamics

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00043F, Communication

Yu Qiu, Xin Ji, Jinrui Zhang, Jing Gao, Yan Shi, Yangang Pan, Guanghua Che, Haijiao Xu, Hongda Wang
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) induces pathogenic syncytia via its fusion (F) protein, yet how it orchestrates fusion within the crowded plasma membrane remains unclear.
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A non-van der Waals platform for deep-subwavelength twist-polaritonics based on β-Ga2O3 nanoflakes

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00044D, Communication

Liyan Wang, Kaijun Feng, Shuai Liu, Jiehui Tian, Xiangdong Guo, Lin Geng, Yuchuan Xiao, Debo Hu, Lixing Kang, Qing Dai
β-Ga₂O₃ nanoflakes were demonstrated to be a high-performance twist-polaritonic platform. They enabled deep-subwavelength polariton confinement and twist-tunable topological transition of polariton dispersion beyond the vdW material family.
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Exciton delocalization and optical synaptic functionality in conjugated polymer–In2Se3 heterostructures

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00194G, Communication

Md Saifuddin, Shantanu Dhara, Sourav Dey, Suman K. Ghosh, P. K. Giri
We elucidate the role of exciton delocalization or the exciton diffusion length of a conjugated polymer in determining the optical responses of organic–inorganic heterostructure devices.
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Stochastic sampling via synaptic delay in spiking RBMs using integrated resistive and threshold switching devices

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00158K, Communication

Suyeon Jang, Dae Kyu Lee, Uicheol Shin, Yu Gyeong Kang, Youngsoo Choi, Dongmin Han, Joon Young Kwak, Sangbum Kim
A tunable RRAM–TS device implements synaptic delay as a source of temporal stochasticity, enabling efficient sampling-based learning in spiking restricted Boltzmann machines.
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Fostering a collaborative partnership with AI agents in materials/nanoscience

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH90023B, Editorial

Renzhi Ma
Integrating human scientists with specialized AI agents will foster collaborative networks that revolutionize materials and nanoscience research. In this partnership, materials discovery will accelerate as AI agents not only automate complex tasks but also complement human creativity and critical thinking.
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Polypyridinophane thin films via CVD for a polymeric dielectric layer on an oxide TFT with an ultrahigh dielectric constant

Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6NH00093B, Communication

Won Kyung Park, Jae Won Park, Gunoh Lee, SeongCheol Jang, Hyun-Suk Kim, Kyung Jin Lee
Pyridinophane-based polymers with main-chain heteroatoms processed via chemical vapor polymerization presented enhanced dielectric properties and reliable oxide transistor performance.
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