How does a metal-organic framework become functional nanocarbon? Low-dose in-situ TEM uncovers its transformation into a catalyst for oxygen reduction. #ACSNano Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eQr

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Nano Fall 2027 Lectureships & Awards. 🗓️ Deadline: 31st December 2026 (self-nominations welcome) 🔗 Learn more and submit your nomination: go.acs.org/ePU

How does vaccine mRNA degrade in human blood? Across 73 participants and 3 vaccines, researchers found distinct mRNA decay rates, with intact mRNA declining ~2× faster after mRNA-1273 than BNT162b2. #ACSNano @David_Yi_Ju Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eOz

Researchers identify the desired Fe-Cu dual-atomic motif and tailor the synthesis to promote its formation to develop a stable fuel-cell catalyst,​ offering greater control over local dual-atomic environments. Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eM1

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BE-grown monolayer NbTe₂ stabilizes in the metastable 1H phase and hosts a 4×4 charge density wave driven by a phonon instability, resolved by STM, ARPES and DFT. Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eLF

Structural colors based on plasmonic nanostructures offer an environmentally friendly alternative. This work experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, the spatial, spectral, and temporal origin of structural colors. Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eLb

New in ACS Nano: An electrostatic exclusion mechanism in coacervates governs selective guest encapsulation. The breakthrough enables predictive macromolecular loading for protocells & nanomedicine. Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eKB

Measuring polymer grafting density on a surface usually requires burning the material, but new work identifies how this grafting density can be determined through simple UV-vis absorption experiments. Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eKn

Odysseus took 20 years to get home. Quarter-wave plates took a century. Hyperbolic MoOCl₂ ends the journey: a 65 nm flake, achromatic from 510 to 900 nm, ~270× thinner than quartz. Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eIF

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We are still accepting nominations for early-career researchers to be highlighted in our Special Issue celebrating the 2027 Rising Stars in Nanoscience. 📅 Deadline: Wednesday, September 30 Nominate your Rising Star: go.acs.org/eFL

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Fluorescence lifetime as a barcode: HaloTag-nanobody fusions give one dye four distinct lifetimes, imaging 8 protein targets in a single staining step on a standard confocal FLIM. #NanoFLex Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eE3

How do spins influence lattice vibrations? In the quasi-2D vdW ferromagnet Fe4GeTe2, the spin reorientation drives an anomalous phonon renormalization, revealing strong spin–phonon coupling down to ~10 nm. Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eDs

Lipoprotein corona does more than coat lipid nanoparticles: corona formation drives phase-selective reorganization of their internal architecture, with profound consequences for biological function] Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eD7

Van der Waals step-barrier selectors deliver ultralow leakage, nonlinearity above 10 million, and 100-billion-cycle endurance, enabling scalable and energy-efficient 1S1R cross-point memory arrays. Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eBT

We are now accepting nominations for early-career researchers to be highlighted in our Special Issue celebrating the 2027 Rising Stars in Nanoscience. 📅 Deadline: Wednesday, September 30 Nominate your Rising Star: go.acs.org/eBf

Can geometry alone create thermoelectric junctions? Researchers show that nanoscale patterning locally engineers the Seebeck coefficient in a single 2D material—enabling junctionless thermoelectrics. Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eAV

Researchers show that even when a batch of labeled particles appears uniform on average, individual nanoparticles can exhibit highly variable labeling patterns, a difference that remains undetected by standard bulk measurements. Read it here 🔗 go.acs.org/eA5