Kill some squid dude but dont collect the nanos, open the nano screen (h) and only then walk into a nano cloud.
You should see the nano value increase and from then on it seems to work normally (ie you dont have to have the nano screen open).
This adds the nanos as normal, but you never loose them again.
I did this after I had lost about 500, and since then I have not had a problem (ie I have never lost them again).
HTH
Nebs