Poly(methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites embedding CsPbBr₃ perovskite nanocrystals can be used to simultaneously achieve optimized parameters in scintillator devices.

Experimental realizations of magnetic skyrmions, particle-like spin swirls with topological protection, so far have required inversion symmetry breaking or a geometrically frustrated lattice. In centrosymmetric GdRu₂Si₂, in which a geometrically frustrated lattice is absent, a skyrmion lattice phase emerges, which is probably stabilized by four-spin interactions mediated by itinerant electrons in the presence of easy-axis anisotropy.

The latest progress in the development of metal–organic frameworks and their integration in an apparatus for water harvesting are reviewed.

Magneto-optical interaction of light with magnetic metasurfaces can give rise to the photonic spin Hall effect such that the light trajectory depends on the polarization of the light. For disordered systems, the probability distribution of the spin-dependent trajectories is a sensitive tool to detect random nanoscale variations in the metasurface.

A multimodal imaging approach using a high-density lipoprotein-derived nanotracer with a perfluoro-crown ether payload enables myeloid cell dynamics to be studied in vivo in mouse models of atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction.

A new method to form Bose–Einstein condensates of quasiparticles based on the rapid decrease in the phonon temperature was proposed and shown experimentally.

Vibration modes of a single bacterium are detected experimentally by an optomechanical microcavity, providing a new method for vibrational spectrometry.

As the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has triggered worldwide closures of research labs and facilities, Kostas Kostarelos shares his views on what may be going wrong in the fight against COVID-19 and how the nanoscience community could and should contribute.

Combining single-molecule localization microscopy with flow cytometry and three-dimensional localization enables the high throughput and precise localization of fluorescent molecules in live flowing cells.

Chemical bond selection tunes the topological class of one-dimensional polymers towards organic metals.