Nature Nanotechnology

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02294-y Author Correction: Nanopore-enabled time-resolved monitoring of catecholamine-related phenylalanine metabolism

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 07 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02271-5 Single copper atoms on boron nanosheets dynamically and reversibly switch to clusters, enabling the direct conversion of methane to acetic acid with 97% selectivity and high activity without the requirement for carbon monoxide.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02288-w Publisher Correction: Edge-sharing RuO 2 single layer for stable and low overpotential acidic water electrolysis

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02262-6 Charge-switching S-lipids generate S-lipid nanoparticles that are neutral or negative at physiological pH but become cationic in acidic endosomes, enabling nucleic acid delivery with reduced inflammation compared with conventional LNPs.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02275-1 Structured light–matter interaction at the single-photon level is demonstrated in a coupled quantum-dot–micropillar system, enabling cavity-enhanced single-photon emission with spin-locked orbital angular momentum and tunable spin–orbit entanglement.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02295-x Author Correction: Half-wave nanolasers and intracellular plasmonic lasing particles

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02264-4 This Review discusses photonic platforms that have already shown programmability, high integration density, and stability, and that can support large-scale AI models, edge computing, and logic and scientific computing.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02261-7 Unit-cell-level dipole frustration suppresses polar freezing, enabling efficient capacitive energy storage at liquid-helium temperatures.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02258-2 As evidence of micro- and nanoplastics in human tissues continues to grow, researchers are racing to improve analytical methods and establish standardized measurements that can reliably quantify their presence and potential health impacts.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02263-5 Microneedle electrochemical sensors featuring sub-micrometre tips, nanostructured surfaces, and a strain-isolated biointerface decouple tissue motion from the sensing environment, enabling biomolecular monitoring during free movement.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02265-3 An engineered peptide self-assembles into α-helical octameric flexible nanopores with tunable diameters and conductances, enabling conformationally programmable biomolecular sensing.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02252-8 A nanodevice inspired by bacterial contractile injection systems enables reversible, fuel-actuated membrane penetration and spatio-temporally controlled cargo delivery for programmable biochemical regulation in synthetic cells.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 17 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02245-7 A covalent organic framework monolayer membrane enables high selectivity and flux for the separation of Li+ from Na+ and K+. Ion transport is regulated by attraction and repulsion between bound and migrating ions via hydration-layer interactions, enabling selective transport without full dehydration.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 17 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02277-z Author Correction: Electrostatic regulation of solvation chemistry enables ampere-hour-scale high-energy lithium metal batteries

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02259-1 Across light generation, transmission, amplification, modulation and detection, nanoscale design is transforming photonics from an exercise in miniaturization into a platform for engineering optical functions.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 14 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02256-4 A battery-free, bioresorbable triboelectric implant combines ultrasound energy harvesting with visible phosphorescent self-reporting, enabling non-invasive, long-term in vivo tracking of implant integrity, function and resorption for up to 38 weeks

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02257-3 Multi-element nanoscale doping suppresses electrochemomechanical failure caused by unstable Fe coordination in Fe-rich Na layered oxides, yielding long-lifespan ampere-hour-level Na-ion batteries.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02240-y Nanoporous monolayer metal enables 0D quantum confinement of charged quasiparticles in a monolayer semiconductor.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02247-5 A wearable microneedle platform integrating ultrasharp, skin-penetrating tips, mechanical decoupling and electrochemical biosensing enables continuous, minimally invasive molecular profiling in freely moving animals, thereby advancing real-time, personalized health monitoring.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02234-w A novel platform based on standard semiconductor processing combined with a deterministic collapse strategy can lead to pristine and self-aligned interfaces with molecules.