Themed collection Celebrating the 120th anniversary of the National University of Singapore

An overview of MeSNs for photo-enhanced chemodynamic theranostics of tumors is provided in this review, offering insights into their potential for next-generation cancer treatments.

Hearing loss is a global health concern affecting hundreds of millions of individuals, with current interventions like hearing aids and cochlear implants offering only functional improvements rather than addressing the root causes.

This review assesses nanobiosensors for detecting viral threats. It covers technologies for crop, livestock, and foodborne viruses to enhance the resilience and safety of the global food system. Graphical abstract image via Canva.

This review presents a comprehensive three-stage synthesis planning framework for atomically precise metal nanoclusters, demonstrating how data-driven approaches can systematically address design and synthesis challenges to enhance rational design.

The charge storage mechanism of Ge nanocrystals is associated with the reduction, by hydrogen species, of Si–O–Ge bonds, which are located at the outer surface of the Ge nanocrystals where the Ge atoms form bonds with the silicon oxide matrix.

Spontaneous nanophase separation of polymer blends result in ultratough elastomers and hydrogels.

We found 300× difference in charge transport rates along with an unexpected factor of 3 change in the dielectric constant across large area molecular tunnelling junctions. This correlation is important for understanding molecular-scale devices.

Stable Si–SiC–C heterostructure via modified SPS technology enables consistent capacity and improved ion/electron transport for enhanced cycling stability.

High-entropy fluorite oxide aerogel supported Pt catalysts show excellent activity and long-term stability for high-temperature ammonia combustion at 1200 °C, enabling efficient and clean NH₃ fuel utilization.

A tunable thin film coating based on a phase change material was developed for adjustable directional control of thermal emission across a broad long-wave infrared spectral bandwidth.

Magnetic proximity effect observed on the WSe₂/CrCl₃ heterostructure as the brightening of the dark exciton from WSe₂ ML without external magnetic field is applied.

A manganese sulfide nanoplatform was constructed using transferrin as the template, which is conducive to the precise diagnosis of tumors and pulmonary metastatic nodules by MRI, and also has the effect of inhibiting tumors and pulmonary metastases.

A single-step in situ strategy for engineering 1D Bi₂S₃/2D g-C₃N₄ heterostructures with strong interfacial interactions, enabling robust PMS activation for efficient antibiotic degradation.

Linker mediated salt bridges lead to cooperativity and stabilization of tandem spectrin repeats, which is a potentially conserved molecular mechanism governing the mechanical responses of SRs in spectrin superfamily proteins.

A microfluidic fiber-spinning chemistry technique was developed for facile fabrication of hydrophilic–hydrophobic Janus membranes towards efficient seawater evaporation.

We present a flexible, biodegradable graphene aerogel sensor using graphene oxide and DNA, with high sensitivity (1.74 kPa⁻¹) at 0–130 Pa, suitable for wearable electronics, biomedical diagnostics, and soft robotics.

The rising interest in biodegradable polymers like PLLA is gaining attention for their potential in next-generation biomedical devices.

Co-doped RuIr bifunctional electrocatalysts exhibit outstanding HER and OER performance through a synergistic electronic modulation and defect engineering strategy.

An antimicrobial peptide (AMP) was successfully conjugated on graphene coating and presented significant antimicrobial activity in vitro and ex vivo, demonstrating capability to prevent bacterial infections caused by biofilm.

Atomic-level defect characterization in poly-Si via SEM-EBSD and aberration-corrected STEM reveals interface transition layers, grain structures, and orientation distributions during electronic-grade polysilicon deposition.

The oxidation process of TiCN and its transformation into C/N-doped TiO₂ with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light.

Self-supported Cu₂S photoelectrodes composed of hierarchical nanostructures were synthesized to promote the electrochemical performances in photo-supercapacitors.