Nature Nanotechnology

As the journal turns 20, in this October 2026 issue we reflect on the journey nanoscale science has undertaken over the past two decades and how nanoscience-enabled technologies have had a real-world impact.

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New Comment:

NanostarDB: an interactive knowledgebase for standardized annotation, discovery and reuse of nucleic acid nanostructure designs.

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#DNA #RNA #Nanotechnology

In the Classroom:

The very hungry nanopillar.

"Armed with a miniature lab, plush virus nanoparticles, and curiosity, we brought science to a classroom of second graders."

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#nanotechnology #nanoparticles #nanopillars #STEM

Stopped-light-enhanced gravitational force sensing.

"A torsion-pendulum #sensor with optical #microcavity readout boosts sensitivity to the minute #gravitationalforce of a millimeter-scale mass."

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Single-crystal rhombohedral boron nitride wafers for integrated sliding ferroelectric memory.

"Step-templated interfacial epitaxy enables growth of 4-inch rhombohedral boron nitride wafers with high-density, high-speed, non-volatile memory performance."

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