In article number 1700117, Renliang Huang, Wei Qi, and co-workers describe the fabrication of Pickering emulsions with Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ nanoparticles for enzyme encapsulation. The catalytic performance is shown to be highly dependent on the hydrophobicity of nanoparticles, which has great influence on the size of emulsion droplets and the mass transfer. The findings reveal a clear relation between nanoparticles' structure and enzyme activity.

Ambient electrospray deposition of metal ions is used to bring about chemical transformation of nanowire assemblies, directly in the solid state. By suitably controlling the exposure to these ambient metal-ion-beams, such a transformation can be restricted to the precision of one atomic layer, forming aligned arrays of axial as well as radial heterojunction nanowires.

Various Pickering emulsions stabilized by Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ nanoparticles (NPs) are produced for enzyme encapsulation. The catalytic performance is highly dependent on the hydrophobicity of NPs, which has great influence on the specific surface area of emulsion droplets and the interfacial mass transfer. The findings reveal a clear relation between NPs' structures and enzyme activity, facilitating the development of new emulsions for enzyme catalysis.

Identical location tomography of a hybrid Pt catalyst on NbO_x/Carbon support material: The 3D distribution of the Pt nanoparticles on the support, generated from a series of tilted images, is shown before (red) and after electrochemical cycling (green). Subsequently, data quantification shows the evolution of the material following electrochemical cycling, such as particle size evolution, coalescence, and detachment.

A small molecular fluorophore with inherent tumor-specific targeting ability for synchronous long-duration cancer imaging and enhanced dual modal phototherapy is promising for diverse use in cancer targeting, imaging, and therapy.

Different strategies to obtain multi-core nanoparticles with flower-shaped structures in the size range of 25–100 nm are examined. The core size within the nanoflower is measured, calculated, and modeled through structural and magnetic characterization, revealing multi-core nanoparticles that have very different intra- and interparticle interactions. The relevant synthesis parameters determining the core assembly are identified.

A solar full-spectrum (UV, visible, and near-infrared) photocatalytic property of In₂S₃ nanoparticle/TiO₂ nanobelt heterostructures is found. The exceptional photocatalytic enhancement is due to the synergistic interactions of heterojunction with strong interfacial coupling effect, the In₂S₃ extended light absorption, efficient photogenerated e⁻/h⁺ pair separation, and fully exposed reactive sites induced by uniform packing of the ultrasmall In₂S₃.