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DNA moiré superlattices
Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 17 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01976-3
Bottom-up, seeded epitaxial assembly using twisted DNA origami seeds directs the formation of 2D DNA lattices to create moiré superlattices, enabling a design space for programmable materials that combine molecular precision with mesoscale complexity.
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Crumpled graphene oxide membranes enable rapid and selective hydrogen separation
Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 14 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01978-1
It is difficult to achieve a balance between maximizing permeation and maintaining high selectivity in gas separation. Mechanochemically crumpled graphene oxide membranes break this trade-off, offering high H2 permeability and H2/CO2 selectivity under industrially relevant conditions. These robust membranes have the potential to be scaled up for energy-efficient decarbonization technologies.
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Strain-induced crumpling of graphene oxide lamellas to achieve fast and selective transport of H<sub>2</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>
Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 14 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01971-8
Crumpled graphene oxide (GO) membranes achieve much higher H2 permeability than flat lamellar GO membranes, and their H2/CO2 selectivity of 91 outperforms those of most existing membranes.
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Iron–silver-modified quantum dots act as efficient catalysts in anti-cancer multitherapy through controlled, ultrasound-induced oxidation
Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 10 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01943-y
Atomically dispersed surficial iron in silver-doped zinc selenide quantum dots with an in situ self-assembly peptide act as efficient catalysts in anti-cancer multitherapy through controlled, ultrasound-induced oxidation.
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Vortex lasers through collective boundary scattering
Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 01 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01970-9
Photonic crystals enclosed by a circular boundary enable single-mode vortex lasing through momentum-space hybridization of guided resonances — a collective phenomenon distinct from individual resonator physics.
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Observation of chiral emission enabled by collective guided resonances
Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 01 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01964-7
Chiral emission from collective guided modes is demonstrated within a photonic crystal slab, showing an example of collective oscillations in the momentum space.
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