Nature Nanotechnology

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02151-y Multiplexed super-resolution microscopy of DNA-barcoded lectins and metabolically incorporated unnatural sugars quantitatively links the nanoscale spatial relationships of glycocalyx organization and cellular state.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02175-4 A high-entropy oxide sub-nanowire monolithic electrocatalyst with intrinsic self-adhesion enables durable seawater electrolysis via lattice oxygen activation, offering a new route to stable hydrogen production.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02167-4 A molecular engineering strategy using dipolar self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) establishes interfacial polarity as a descriptor for battery electrode stability. By tuning the electronic structure of the SAM and, thus, nanometric surface environment of the positive electrode, stable operation of high-potential li…

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 12 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02174-5 Tunable polaritonic skyrmions and related topological textures are generated by non-local photonic metasurfaces, enabling reconfigurable nanoscale topologies on a chip.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02183-4 Seawater electrolysis is limited by the challenge of achieving both high catalyst activity and stability. Now, a self-adhesive monolithic electrocatalyst composed of high-entropy oxide sub-nanowires is developed that addresses this trade-off. Combining sub-nanoscale confinement with a high-entropy composition, th…

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02168-3 This Perspective traces the chemical complexity arising from the material properties of nanoplastics and outlines more nuanced analytical characterization approaches to comprehensively probe their environmental fate and biological interactions.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02154-9 Glycan atlassing is a method for the detection of the spatial organization of cell-surface glycosylation patterns at nanoscale. It shows that such patterns reflect the functional state of the cell, providing direct evidence that the cell-surface glycome encodes biological information via its spatial organization.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 27 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02165-6 Chemical hardness engineering synchronizes the growth of two perovskite layers in tandem solar cells, suppressing composition gradients and defects, and enabling certified efficiencies of 30.3% (rigid) and 28.0% (flexible) with improved stability.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 29 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02164-7 Modular RNA nanostar motifs spontaneously assemble into programmable synthetic condensates in the nucleus and cytoplasm, with RNA design controlling localization, sequence-specific target recruitment and orthogonal assembly.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 27 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02158-5 Decoherence suppression in quantum dots can advance coherent telecom single-photon sources.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 23 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02152-x A molecular engineering strategy using self-assembled monolayers to modulate interfacial polarity stabilizes high-potential lithium metal batteries by regulating interfacial solvent interactions and suppressing electrolyte decomposition up to 4.7 V.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 20 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02166-5 Electrodics is the branch of electrochemistry that studies electrode processes, such as charge dynamics, at their interface with the electrolyte. In this Comment, I argue that more emphasis should be placed on characterizing electrodics behaviour to facilitate both conceptual understanding and advancements in e…

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 20 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02145-w Reply to: On the interpretation of astrocytic calcium signalling with graphene oxide electrodes

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02157-6 Louis E. Brus (1943–2026)

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02147-8 Inspired by biological CaV channels that selectively speed up Ca²⁺ transport by using repulsion between single-file ions, here selective adsorbents are converted into selective membranes for the separation of heavy metal ions, including uranium, rare earth metals, copper and gold.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 20 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02160-x Monoclinic hafnia stabilizes atomically dispersed indium, creating active interfacial sites to advance selective CO2 conversion to methanol.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 20 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02177-2 Used thoughtfully and transparently, generative AI may support, but must not replace, human judgment, expertise, and critical thinking in peer review.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 20 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02144-x On the interpretation of astrocytic calcium signalling with graphene oxide electrodes