This Review discusses single-photon detectors and quantum-light sources for super-resolution microscopy, measurements below classical noise limits and photon-number-resolved spectroscopy as emerging tools for nanoscale electronic materials characterization and bioimaging.

This Perspective traces the evolution of fundamental and applied aspects of nanomotor research over the past 20 years, highlights current challenges and proposes design principles for developing the next generation of intelligent nanomotors.

This Perspective discusses some of the challenges that pharmaceutical companies face in the use of lipid excipients at each stage of development, and proposes recommendations on how to streamline regulatory expectations.

This Review clarifies the charge storage and transport mechanisms at confined electrochemical interfaces in electrochemical capacitors, emphasizing their importance in fast-charging energy storage applications.

Quantum emitters respond to weak near-field coupling with topological photonic waveguides, revealing polarization and spectral reshaping.

Through binding mitochondrial ATP synthase, engineered nanomedicines rejuvenate aged bone stem cells and restore osteogenesis, reversing osteoporosis in mice and offering a potential senolytic therapy for skeletal ageing.

Acoustically activatable nanocarriers made by incorporating 5% sucrose into liposomes release drug with low-intensity ultrasound, providing a readily clinically translatable system for both central and peripheral noninvasive neuromodulation.

A single adaptive neuromorphic vision device is reported to emulate four high-order visual neuronal dynamics, enabling a highly efficient and compact artificial general vision intelligence system towards dynamic scenarios.

Preventing endosomal damage sensing or using lipids that create reparable endosomal holes reduces inflammation caused by RNA–lipid nanoparticles while enabling high RNA expression.

Polariton-mediated photochemical charge transfer can be identified and quantified in a properly designed photonic system using momentum-resolved ultrafast optical techniques.

One hundred years after the publication of the foundational works of quantum mechanics, we are witnessing the dawn of quantum industries.

Banks are starting to exploit the very resource that threatens their future: quantum physics.

Nanoscale control — through solvents, additives, colloidal engineering, or atomic-scale characterization — is pushing perovskite photovoltaics closer to commercialization.

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) computing and data storage are emerging fields that are unlocking new possibilities in information technology. Here, we discuss technologies and challenges regarding using DNA molecules as computing substrates and data storage media.

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a commonly used coating agent in nanomedicine, but there are growing concerns about its immunogenicity. Two Comment articles discuss the issue and possible alternatives to PEG.

Mass vaccination using polyethylene glycol (PEG)-containing nanoparticles during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in cases of adverse reactions, bringing to the fore the issue of PEG immunogenicity and reinforcing the view that this polymer should be substituted with other stealth-inducing molecules. Before considering alternatives, however, it is crucial to carry out more detailed analyses of the anti-PEG antibodies, to standardize the procedures for their detection and to better contextualize their generation within different nanoformulations, routes of administration, indication, safety and efficacy. The resulting studies could guide both the future use of PEGylated nanomedicines and the synthesis of the next generation of PEG or its alternatives.