From small molecules to entire organisms, evolution has refined biological structures at the
nanoscale, microscale and macroscale to be chiral—that is, mirror dissymmetric. Chirality …

The field of chiral inorganic nanostructures is rapidly expanding. It started from the
observation of strong circular dichroism during the synthesis of individual nanoparticles …

Templating is one of the most important techniques for the controlled synthesis of
nanostructured materials. This powerful tool uses a pre-existing guide with desired …

The acquisition of strong chiroptical activity has revolutionized the field of plasmonics,
granting access to novel light–matter interactions and revitalizing research on both the …

Since the development of the first chemoresistive metal oxide based gas sensors,
transducers with innovative properties have been prepared by a variety of wet‐and dry …

Perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) exhibit excellent absorption and luminescent properties.
Inorganic silica right (or left) handed nanohelices are used as chiral templates to induce …

Owing to their “dual” affinity, amphiphiles self-assemble in water to form different kinds of
nanoscale multimolecular assemblies ranging from simple micelles and vesicles to highly …

Mastering the manipulation of chirality at the nanoscale has long been a priority for
chemists, physicists, and materials scientists, given its importance in the biochemical …

In the miniaturization of manufactured goods, the practical limits of what can be achieved
when engineering from the “top down” are being approached.(1-9) Despite the continuing …

Helical perovskite nanocrystals (H-PNCs) were prepared using nanometric silica helical
ribbons as platforms for the in situ growth of the crystals using the supersaturated …