What to measure? is a key question in nanoscience, and it is not straightforward to address
as different physicochemical properties define a nanoparticle sample. Most prominent …

Isolating single molecules in the solid state has allowed fundamental experiments in basic
and applied sciences. When cooled down to liquid helium temperature, certain molecules …

Single-molecule super-resolution fluorescence microscopy and single-particle tracking are
two imaging modalities that illuminate the properties of cells and materials on spatial scales …

Single-molecule super-resolution microscopy has developed from a specialized technique
into one of the most versatile and powerful imaging methods of the nanoscale over the past …

Nanosized mesoporous silica particles with high colloidal stability attract growing attention
as drug delivery systems for targeted cancer treatment and as bioimaging devices. This …

Spatial confinement in nanoporous media affects the structure, thermodynamics and mobility
of molecular soft matter often markedly. This article reviews thermodynamic equilibrium …

This Review summarizes the latest advances in the field of rylene dyes and rylene
nanoemitters for applications in photonics, and describes the influence of the dye design on …

Adding mesopore networks in microporous materials using the principles of hierarchical
structure design is recognized as a promising route for eliminating their transport limitations …

Recent years have witnessed the introduction of spatiotemporal spectroscopy for the
characterization of catalysts at work at previously unattainable resolution and sensitivity …

Metal nanoparticles hold great promise for heterogeneous catalysis due to their high
dispersion, large concentration of highly undercoordinated surface sites, and the presence …