Themed collection Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Vanderbilt University

An introduction to the Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances themed collection celebrating the 150th anniversary of Vanderbilt University.

This paper reviews 40 years of research on low-frequency noise and random-telegraph noise in metallic and semiconducting nanowires.

Theoretical calculations predict the formation of phonon vortices at heavy impurities in two-dimensional materials. The vortex morphology depends on the impurity mass and the local symmetry of the defect.

The apoptotic ability of TRAIL for specific cell lines can be enhanced by conjugating TRAIL to the smaller phase of phase-separated liposomes and controlling the average number of TRAIL per liposome.

Solvents are known to affect the local surface plasmon resonance of metal nanoparticles; however, how solvents can be used to manipulate the interfacial charge and energy transfer in plasmonic catalysis remains to be explored.

At low carboxylate concentrations the sulfur source is highly reactive thiourea, which gives rise to sulfur rich nanoparticles. At high carboxylate concentrations, the sulfur source is the less reactive thiocyanate, resulting in sulfur poor phases.

Cathodoluminescence microscopy coupled with unsupervised machine learning is employed to quantify how nanoscale heterogeneity builds up globally in large morphological grains of hybrid perovskite.

Scalable approaches for synthesis and integration of proton selective atomically thin 2D materials with proton conducting polymers can enable next-generation proton exchange membranes with minimal crossover while retaining adequate proton conductance.

A simple model for functionalized disordered porous media is proposed and the effects of confinement on self-association, percolation and phase behavior of a fluid of patchy particles are studied.

A transparent microfluidic electrochemical flow capacitor platform allows for probing the hydrodynamic effects on the electrochemical performance of flowable electrodes.

The trans-membrane protein photosystem I is incorporated with the semiconducting polymer poly(p-anisidine) for the fabrication of biohybrid photoactive films.

Priming in confined, collagen microtracks increases speed and mitochondrial localization to the front of the cell, even after cells have transitioned out of confinement. Disrupting proper focal adhesion formation decreases this memory.

We provided strategies for regulating the EDL and managing interfacial water activity, extending the understanding of interface engineering for IL electrochemical systems.

To reach energy density demands greater than 3 mA h cm⁻² for practical applications, the electrode structure of lithium–sulfur batteries must undergo an architectural redesign.

Confined impingement jet (CIJ) mixing was utilized to fabricate pH-responsive endosomolytic polymeric nanocarriers. Manipulation of polymer and formulation properties facilitated the production of multiple nanocarriers with distinct characteristics.

First principles molecular dynamics reveals how different types of defects on the Ti₃C₂T_x MXene surface influence its interaction with water.

Electropolymerization of pyrrole (Py) through drop-casted films of photosystem I (PSI) protein leads to photoactive and electrically conductive composite films.

A method to safely monitor exhaled surrogate biomolecules representing pathogens collected on electrospun nanofiber substrates and detected by PCR.

A normalized second-harmonic generation conversion efficiency of 5.1 × 10⁻⁵ cm² GW⁻¹ and high-harmonic generation up to the 7^th order with a shortened wavelength down to 226 nm are observed from a LiNbO₃ metasurface enhanced by guided-mode resonance.

Careful understanding of electron-beam excitation processes is crucial to the interpretation of cathodoluminescence g²(τ) imaging of nanoscale excited state dynamics.

Concentric nanohole array (CNA) features rapid stand-off trapping, size-based sorting, and selective dynamic manipulation on single exosomes.