Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed
as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the …

Food detection technologies play a vital role in ensuring food safety in the supply chains.
Conventional food detection methods for biological, chemical, and physical contaminants …

Advances in nanotechnology have opened up a new era of diagnosis, prevention and
treatment of diseases and traumatic injuries. Nanomaterials, including those with potential …

This review describes the growing partnership between super-resolution imaging and
plasmonics, by describing the various ways in which the two topics mutually benefit one …

DNA origami technology allows for the precise nanoscale assembly of chemical entities that
give rise to sophisticated functional materials. We have created a versatile DNA origami …

Noble metals are important photocatalysts due to their ability to convert light into chemical
energy. Hot electrons, generated via the non-radiative decay of localized surface plasmons …

Investigation of macromolecular structure and dynamics is fundamental to understanding
how macromolecules carry out their functions in the cell. Significant advances have been …

Raman spectroscopy has enabled researchers to map the specific chemical makeup of
surfaces, solutions, and even cells. However, the inherent insensitivity of the technique …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has become a powerful tool for biosensing
applications owing to its fingerprint recognition, high sensitivity, multiplex detection, and …

Along with the rapid development of micro/nanofabrication technology, the past few decades
have seen the flourishing emergence of subwavelength-structured materials and interfaces …