Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics

Metasurface-Enhanced Sensing Platforms for Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Monitoring: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

The growing demand for sensitive, selective, and rapid detection of trace analytes in complex matrices is driving the development of compact optical sensing platforms. Metasurfaces can strengthen light–matter interactions through subwavelength field confinement and resonance engi...

Room-temperature terahertz emission from N-polar GaN grating-gate high-electron-mobility transistors

Compact, electrically driven terahertz (THz) sources remain a major bottleneck for chip-scale spectroscopy, imaging and high-speed wireless links. AlGaN/GaN two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) systems have been investigated for THz emission, but experimental demonstrations have a...

Celebrating 20 Years of Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences

Abstract Over the past two decades, nanoscience and nanotechnology have profoundly transformed modern society─powering next-generation electronics, revolutionizing healthcare diagnostics, and enabling sustainable energy solutions that reshape how we live and work. Established in...

Stabilized h-BN release layer on PVD-AlN/sapphire template for high-performance GaN-based flexible weak-light photodetectors

Layered hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) enables the release and transfer of III-nitride epilayers toward flexible electronics, but its insufficient interfacial adhesion to the substrate would limit its compatibility with conventional fabrication processes. Here, based on a sapphir...

Annealing‐Induced Crystalline Reconstruction and Toughening Mechanisms in β‐Nucleated Long Glass Fiber‐Reinforced Polypropylene Random Copolymer

ABSTRACT Long glass fiber‐reinforced modified polypropylene random copolymer (LPM) systems are widely applied in lightweight structural components. However, rapid injection molding induces heterogeneous crystallization, limiting mechanical performance. Moreover, the intrinsic bri...

Silica Aerogel Microcompartments with On-Demand Reactivation Enable Mimicry of Natural Resurrection

Abstract Mimicking natural resurrection remains extraordinarily challenging. Herein, we report dormant aerogel-based synthetic microcompartments fabricated via a water-in-oil emulsion strategy to produce polyelectrolyte–surfactant complex membrane-coated mesoporous silica aerogel...

Fiber Electronics: Integrating Logic, Photodetection, and Wireless Communication on a Single Optical Fiber

Abstract Optical fibers underpin the global information infrastructure, yet their role has remained largely passive—restricted to guiding light rather than processing it. Signal modulation, detection, and logic operations are still performed by external chips, imposing fundamenta...

Phosphorothioate-Enabled Cas12a Autocatalytic Networkfor Amplification-Free Ultrasensitive Nucleic Acid Detection

Abstract Autocatalytic CRISPR/Cas systems offer a promising route toward amplification-free nucleic acid detection, yet their performance is limited by indiscriminate transcleavage of ssDNA activators and the reliance on structurally complex, thermodynamically unstable DNA archit...

Decoupling Ion–Dipole Interactions via Competitive Coordination for Durable Dendrite-Free Zinc Metal Batteries

Abstract The aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) are famous for high-safety and high-energy-density, but limited by severe challenges around the Helmholtz plane layer such as the strong ion–dipole interactions between Zn 2+ and H 2 O, resulting in slow desolvation processes and...

Non-elastic membrane dual-actuation liquid lens for continuous focus and zoom

Miniaturization is crucial for technological advancement and innovation. Simplifying systems, reducing device size, and integrating multiple functions remain limiting factors for the miniaturization of optical imaging systems. Liquid lenses offer compact structure, fast response,...