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17 August 2026
Nanomaterials | World Photography Day—Beyond the Visible: Nanotechnology in Imaging
On 19 August, World Photography Day celebrates the power of imaging to capture, document, and communicate the world around us. However, today, imaging extends far beyond conventional photography and the range of human vision. Advances in nanotechnology are enabling us to visualize structures at the nanoscale, trace biological processes with specialized probes, and develop compact optical systems that reshape how light is captured and processed.
To mark World Photography Day, Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991) presents a selection of recent research highlighting how nanomaterials and nanophotonic technologies are expanding the possibilities of imaging, ranging from resolving nanoscale structures and visualizing biological environments to developing metalenses and next-generation imaging devices.
Imaging the Nanoscale
“Nanosphere Self-Assembly Imaging Systems and Defect Detection Algorithms for Self-Assembled Structures: A Review”
by Qihang Liu, Yuang Chen, Qingwei Zhou, Jinbao Jiang, Fang Luo, Fan Wu, Chucai Guo, Zhihong Zhu and Dan Chen
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(14), 890; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16140890
“Enhanced Imaging in Scanning Transmission X-Ray Microscopy Assisted by Ptychography”
by Shuhan Wu, Zijian Xu, Ruoru Li, Sheng Chen, Yingling Zhang, Xiangzhi Zhang, Zhenhua Chen and Renzhong Tai
Nanomaterials 2025, 15(7), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15070496
“Simulation Study of Low-Dose 4D-STEM Phase Contrast Techniques at the Nanoscale in SEM”
by Zvonimír Jílek, Tomáš Radlička and Vladislav Krzyžánek
Nanomaterials 2025, 15(1), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15010070
“Automated Particle Size Analysis of Supported Nanoparticle TEM Images Using a Pre-Trained SAM Model”
by Xiukun Zhong, Guohong Liang, Lingbei Meng, Wei Xi, Lin Gu, Nana Tian, Yong Zhai, Yutong He, Yuqiong Huang, Fengmin Jin et al.
Nanomaterials 2025, 15(24), 1886; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15241886
Imaging Life
“Ultrasound Imaging Properties of Heterologously Synthesized Gas Vesicles from Halophilic Archaeon”
by Wenze Ou, Chenxing Liu, Yuanyuan Wang, Qiuxia Fu, Wei Liu, Huan Long and Fei Yan
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(1), 62; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16010062
“Development of Biological-Window-Active Au Open-Shell Nanoparticles with High-Sensitivity Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Imaging Probe Properties”
by Kosuke Sugawa, Yuka Hori, Azusa Onozato, Hikaru Naitoh, Arisa Suzuki, Tamaki Amemiya, Hironobu Tahara, Tsuyoshi Kimura, Yasuhiro Kosuge, Keiji Ohno et al.
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(4), 271; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16040271
“Polyethyleneimine-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots as a Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Probe for HClO Sensing in Live Cell Imaging”
by Yehan Yan, Xinyue Jiang, Xialin Wang, Renyong Liu, Chengwei Hao, Naifu Chen, Weiyun Wang and Panpan Dai
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(5), 309; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16050309
“Biocompatible Gadolinium Oxide Nanoparticles Incorporated Doxorubicin Enables Magnetic Resonance and Photoacoustic Dual Imaging for Cancer Theranostics”
by Xingchen Wang, Yuta Imai, Yu Kimura, Risako Miura, Hirohiko Imai and Teruyuki Kondo
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(6), 343; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16060343
Reinventing the Lens
“Design and Analysis of the Dual-Band Far-Field Super-Resolution Metalens with Large Aperture”
by Cheng Guo, Zhishuai Zheng, Ziang Liu, Zilong Yan, Yucheng Wang, Ruotong Chen, Zhuonan Liu, Peiquan Yu, Weihao Wan, Qing Zhao et al.
Nanomaterials 2024, 14(6), 513; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14060513
“Planar Wide-Angle Imaging System with a Single-Layer SiC Metalens”
by Yiyang Liu, Qiangbo Zhang, Changwei Zhang, Mengguang Wang and Zhenrong Zheng
Nanomaterials 2025, 15(13), 1046; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15131046
“Compact Near-Infrared Imaging Device Based on a Large-Aperture All-Si Metalens”
by Zhixi Li, Wei Liu, Yubing Zhang, Feng Tang, Liming Yang and Xin Ye
Nanomaterials 2025, 15(6), 453; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15060453
“Full-Color Imaging System Based on the Joint Integration of a Metalens and Neural Network”
by Shuling Hu, Ruixue Shi, Bin Wang, Yuan Wei, Binzhi Qi and Peng Zhou
Nanomaterials 2024, 14(8), 715; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14080715
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