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This article focuses on state-of-the-art technologies used in the research on materials, devices and processes to achieve high-performance QD-LEDs.

This comprehensive review summarizes the past, present, and future of plasmonic NP-based sensors in terms of different sensing platforms, different chemical and biological analytes, and the expected future technologies.

MXene-based architectures have paved the way in various fields, particularly in the healthcare area, owing to their remarkable physiochemical and electromagnetic characteristics.

Molecular disassembly is pioneering a new route to refined diagnostic and therapeutic solutions. This approach breaks down self-assembled molecules, offering enhanced precision and efficiency in various bio-oriented applications.

Integrating the advances of emerging hyperthermia techniques with 3D tumor models and non-invasive temperature control systems can contribute to identifying top-performing hyperthermic nanomedicines in preclinical evaluation stages.

The cross-fertilisation between the listed disciplines with a long standing knowledge on the application of artificial intelligence protocols and electron microscopy for materials science can entail the next breakthroughs in the field.

Oleic acid and oleylamine are added in a solution containing suitable precursors and they can often form complexes with metal ions. These complexes may be thermally decomposed to yield ligand-coated nanoparticles with a tendency to form assemblies.

Inverse dependence of 2D covalent bonding on bond length of elemental and isoelectronic binary monolayers of the main group elements II–VI. This behavior is also observed for the Young's modulus and ultimate strength.

This review covers the main applications of copper indium sulfide quantum dots for bioimaging applications.

The impact of graphene oxide biomolecular corona on blood components.

TMD nanosheets exhibit promising applications for both photo/thermo-based tumor bioimaging and therapy.

Inorganic aerogels are synthesized by molecular routes or through the gelation of nanoparticle dispersions. We review the different approaches and illustrate the self-assembly into macroscopic monolithic bodies.

Mass produced monocrystalline silver nanocubes assembled on a large scale into lattices in a structured template support lasing modes with excellent characteristics.

Mixed-dimensional heterostructures of 2D perfluoroarene perovskite phases are used in resistive switching memories based on perovskite solar cells, showing enhanced performance and stability, which highlights the perspective for self-powered memories.

We demonstrate the synthesis and application of “clickable” graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) as a versatile interface for electrochemical biosensors.

Graphene-enabled micro-transistor arrays can be used to improve our understanding of how infraslow brain signals relate to changes in cerebral blood flow.

MXenes are emerging sensing materials; they, however, suffer from poor stability. Here, we demonstrate the core-shell composite, Ti₃C₂T_x MXene@polycroconaine, enables ultrahigh sensitivity and significantly improved stability for NH₃ sensing.

We report on a large improvement of the thermal stability and mechanical properties of amorphous boron-nitride upon carbon doping.

Glioblastoma cancer stem-like cells seeded on substrates exhibiting surface potential differences, undergo differentiation due to the forced hyperpolarization of the membrane potential at the cell/substrate interface.

Directional interlayer charge transfer in TMD heterostructure probed by time- and polarization-resolved second-harmonic imaging microscopy.

Gas-MacEtch of Si with a Pt catalyst allows vertical etching nanostructures with an extreme aspect ratio up to 10 000 : 1.

Hydrogel nanofibrous membranes that show visible light-induced disinfection are developed for wound dressing application.

Red blood cells present a complex cell plasma membrane architecture with submicrometric organization leading to nanomechanical heterogeneities.

Nematic structuring of nanocellulose fibers is proposed as a strategy for exploiting the full potential of the multifunctional transparent papers of nanocellulose.

A single metal–organic framework precursor is transformed into both electrodes (Co₃O₄ and N-doped carbon) for a flexible asymmetric supercapacitor.