This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

Heterogeneous catalysis in thermal gas-phase and electrochemical liquid-phase chemical
conversion plays an important role in our modern energy landscape. However, many of the …

Polymer patching on inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) enables multifunctionality and directed
self-assembly into nonclosely packed optical and mechanical metamaterials. However …

Recent advances in the water–energy landscape hinge upon our improved understanding
of the complex morphology of materials involved in water treatment and energy production …

Structural characterization of polymer materials is a major step in the process of creating
complex materials design-structural-property relationships. With growing interests in artificial …

The crystallization of materials from a suspension determines the structure and function of
the final product, and numerous pieces of evidence have pointed out that the classical …

Abstract One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures including nanorods, nanowires, and
nanotubes, serve as unique platforms for a broad spectrum of advanced applications in …

Investigating nanoscale structural variations, including heterogeneities, defects, and
interfacial characteristics, is crucial for gaining insight into material properties and …

Nanostructures play a vast role in the current Internet of NanoThings (IoNT) era due to
remarkable properties and features that precisely impart their desired application functions …

Thanks to decades of tireless efforts, nanoparticle assemblies have reached an extremely
high level of controllability, sophistication, and complexity, with new insights provided by …