Ground state cooling of an ultracoherent electromechanical system ’Systems with long coherence times are extremely important for the processing of quantum information. To this end… show more Yannick Seis, Thibault Capelle & Albert Schliesser Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access Fully conjugated azacorannulene dimer as large diaza[80]fullerene fragment Heterofullerenes are an important synthetic target for organic chemists. Here, the authors demonstrate a fully… show more Weifan Wang, Fiona Hanindita & Shingo Ito Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access Breakdown of semiclassical description of thermoelectricity in near-magic angle twisted bilayer graphene Experiments on twisted bilayer graphene point to various interaction-induced phases, including the non-Fermi… show more Bhaskar Ghawri, Phanibhusan S. Mahapatra & Arindam Ghosh Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access New black indium oxide—tandem photothermal CO2-H2 methanol selective catalyst Harsh reaction conditions are generally required for CO2 hydrogenation to shift the thermodynamic equilibrium… show more Zeshu Zhang, Chengliang Mao & Geoffrey A. Ozin Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access Crystal structure prediction by combining graph network and optimization algorithm Predicting crystal structure prior to experimental synthesis is highly desirable. Here the authors propose a… show more Guanjian Cheng, Xin-Gao Gong & Wan-Jian Yin Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access Single amino acid bionanozyme for environmental remediation In the context of enviromental applications, refining enzymes into more minimalist structures could ease… show more Pandeeswar Makam, Sharma S. R. K. C. Yamijala & Ehud Gazit Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access A stable quasi-solid electrolyte improves the safe operation of highly efficient lithium-metal pouch cells in harsh environments Solvent molecules under nanoconfinement dictates several key physical properties. Here, the authors reveal the… show more Zhi Chang, Huijun Yang & Haoshen Zhou Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access Inorganic phosphate in growing calcium carbonate abalone shell suggests a shared mineral ancestral precursor Phosphate involvement in calcium carbonate biominerals raises questions on biomineralisation pathways. Here, the… show more Widad Ajili, Camila B. Tovani & Nadine Nassif Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access Dynamic-quenching of a single-photon avalanche photodetector using an adaptive resistive switch The limited recovery speed of the single-photon avalanche diodes due to the passive resistor in series strongly… show more Jiyuan Zheng, Xingjun Xue & Supratik Guha Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access Direct investigation of the reorientational dynamics of A-site cations in 2D organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite by solid-state NMR The reorientational dynamics of A-site cations in two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites play an… show more Cheng-Chieh Lin, Shing-Jong Huang & Tsyr-Yan Yu Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access Fibroblast activation protein activated antifibrotic peptide delivery attenuates fibrosis in mouse models of liver fibrosis Activated hepatic stellate cells contribute towards the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis, and overexpress… show more Jaiwoo Lee, Junho Byun & Yu-Kyoung Oh Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access Atomic resolution dynamics of cohesive interactions in phase-separated Nup98 FG domains The permeability barrier of nuclear pores is formed by disordered and yet self-interacting FG repeat domains,… show more Eszter E. Najbauer, Sheung Chun Ng & Loren B. Andreas Article 21 March 2022 | Open Access Rapid age-grading and species identification of natural mosquitoes for malaria surveillance Knowing the age of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes is important to understand transmission risk as only old… show more Doreen J. Siria, Roger Sanou & Francesco Baldini Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Hypervalency in amorphous chalcogenides The current study explores by ab-initio molecular dynamics simuations the concept of hypervalency in amorphous… show more T. H. Lee & S. R. Elliott Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Large field-of-view non-invasive imaging through scattering layers using fluctuating random illumination The authors demonstrate non-invasive fluorescence imaging behind scattering layers beyond the optical memory… show more Lei Zhu, Fernando Soldevila & Sylvain Gigan Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Direct imaging of the disconnection climb mediated point defects absorption by a grain boundary Grain boundaries can improve the radiation resistance of a material by annihilating point defects formed under… show more Jiake Wei, Bin Feng & Yuichi Ikuhara Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Hydrogen spillover assisted by oxygenate molecules over nonreducible oxides Spontaneous migration of H-atoms from metal particles to a nonreducible oxide support is generally limited by… show more Mingwu Tan, Yanling Yang & Yong Wang Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Electrostatically cooperative host-in-host of metal cluster ⊂ ionic organic cages in nanopores for enhanced catalysis The encapsulation of catalysts within hosts is a strategy to tune their reactivity. Here, the authors encapsulate… show more Liangxiao Tan, Jun-Hao Zhou & Jiayin Yuan Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Topotactic fluorination of intermetallics as an efficient route towards quantum materials Insertion of light elements in intermetallics has been explored to synthesize functional materials. Here the… show more Jean-Baptiste Vaney, Baptiste Vignolle & Sophie Tencé Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Programmable black phosphorus image sensor for broadband optoelectronic edge computing 2D materials represent a promising platform for machine vision and edge computing applications, although usually… show more Seokhyeong Lee, Ruoming Peng & Mo Li Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Ammonia dimer: extremely fluxional but still hydrogen bonded The long-standing question whether ammonia dimer is hydrogen bonded is solved by first-principles quantum… show more Jing Aling, Krzysztof Szalewicz & Ad van der Avoird Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Silicon-photonics acoustic detector for optoacoustic micro-tomography High-resolution photoacoustic tomography is challenging due to reduced efficiency of miniaturized piezoelectric… show more Yoav Hazan, Ahiad Levi & Amir Rosenthal Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Resonant neutron reflectometry for hydrogen detection The detection and quantification of hydrogen is becoming increasingly important in research on electronic… show more L. Guasco, Yu. N. Khaydukov & B. Keimer Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Biomimetic hydrogel supports initiation and growth of patient-derived breast tumor organoids Patient-derived tumour organoids are important preclinical models but suffer from variability from the use of… show more Elisabeth Prince, Jennifer Cruickshank & Eugenia Kumacheva Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Active control of micrometer plasmon propagation in suspended graphene Graphene plasmons hold potential for infrared optoelectronic devices, but the interaction with the substrate… show more Hai Hu, Renwen Yu & Qing Dai Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Noncontact human-machine interaction based on hand-responsive infrared structural color The IR radiation from human hand can selectively interact with grating patterns in the generation of distinct IR… show more Shun An, Hanrui Zhu & Tao Deng Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Real-time nanomechanical property modulation as a framework for tunable NEMS Direct modulation of Young‟s Modulus to affect mechanical resonances in real-time has not been achieved before.… show more Utku Emre Ali, Gaurav Modi & Harish Bhaskaran Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Mechanism and biomass association of glucuronoyl esterase: an α/β hydrolase with potential in biomass conversion Zong and coworkers combine computational and experimental methods to decipher in detail the mechanism of action… show more Zhiyou Zong, Scott Mazurkewich & Leila Lo Leggio Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access Extra kinetic dimensions for label discrimination Label discrimination is challenging in fluorescence microscopy due to broad spectra and narrow lifetime… show more Raja Chouket, Agnès Pellissier-Tanon & Ludovic Jullien Article 18 March 2022 | Open Access DNA-based platform for efficient and precisely targeted bioorthogonal catalysis in living systems Copper-click reaction has been used for a wide range of bio-conjugations but does suffer from toxicity issues.… show more Yawen You, Qingqing Deng & Xiaogang Qu Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Transient quantum beatings of trions in hybrid organic tri-iodine perovskite single crystal Understanding photo-physics giving rise to quantum beating oscillations in hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites… show more Uyen N. Huynh, Ye Liu & Z. Valy Vardeny Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Trends in oxygenate/hydrocarbon selectivity for electrochemical CO(2) reduction to C2 products Key mechanistic steps for selective CO(2) reduction over Cu into hydrocarbon versus oxygenated C2 products are… show more Hong-Jie Peng, Michael T. Tang & Frank Abild-Pedersen Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Microalgae-based oral microcarriers for gut microbiota homeostasis and intestinal protection in cancer radiotherapy Protecting the whole small intestine from radiation-induced intestinal injury during the radiotherapy of… show more Dongxiao Zhang, Danni Zhong & Min Zhou Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Extracting quantitative dielectric properties from pump-probe spectroscopy Photoinduced changes in transmission, reflection and scattering prevent conventional pump-probe spectroscopy to… show more Arjun Ashoka, Ronnie R. Tamming & Akshay Rao Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Ultrafast time-evolution of chiral Néel magnetic domain walls probed by circular dichroism in x-ray resonant magnetic scattering There is interest in encoding of information in complex spin structures present in magnetic systems, such as… show more Cyril Léveillé, Erick Burgos-Parra & Nicolas Jaouen Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Dual-gated single-molecule field-effect transistors beyond Moore’s law Conventional silicon-based transistors, which sit at the heart of every computer, are fast approaching the limit… show more Linan Meng, Na Xin & Xuefeng Guo Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Scientific multi-agent reinforcement learning for wall-models of turbulent flows Simulations of turbulent flows are relevant for aerodynamic and weather modeling, however challenging to capture… show more H. Jane Bae & Petros Koumoutsakos Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction in aerobic environment by microporous Pd-porphyrin-based polymers coated hollow TiO2 While selective CO2 reduction is crucial for its removal from the environment, the presence of O2 hinders this… show more Yajuan Ma, Xiaoxuan Yi & Jingyu Wang Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Two-dimensional covalent organic framework films prepared on various substrates through vapor induced conversion Solution-based synthesis of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) often leads to insoluble powders or fragile films… show more Minghui Liu, Youxing Liu & Yunqi Liu Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Control of zeolite framework flexibility for ultra-selective carbon dioxide separation All-silica zeolite membranes are highly desired for natural gas upgrading but the size-exclusion effect is… show more Peng Du, Yuting Zhang & Xuehong Gu Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Picosecond pulse-shaping for strong three-dimensional field-free alignment of generic asymmetric-top molecules Field-free 3D alignment of complex molecules is an important step toward the imaging of molecular dynamics. Here,… show more Terry Mullins, Evangelos T. Karamatskos & Jochen Küpper Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Large evanescently-induced Brillouin scattering at the surrounding of a nanofibre The authors observe efficient Brillouin scattering generated by an evanescent field nearby a single pass… show more Fan Yang, Flavien Gyger & Luc Thévenaz Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Decoding lip language using triboelectric sensors with deep learning Lip-language decoding systems are a promising technology to help people lacking a voice live a convenient life… show more Yijia Lu, Han Tian & Zhong Lin Wang Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Chemistry-mediated Ostwald ripening in carbon-rich C/O systems at extreme conditions Modelling the growth of carbon nanoclusters in shock experiments is computationally demanding. Here the authors… show more Rebecca K. Lindsey, Nir Goldman & Sorin Bastea Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Mismatching integration-enabled strains and defects engineering in LDH microstructure for high-rate and long-life charge storage Layered double hydroxides (LDH) are ideal for charge storage, however, the sluggish reaction dynamics are… show more Wei Guo, Chaochao Dun & Jieshan Qiu Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Identification of plasmon-driven nanoparticle-coalescence-dominated growth of gold nanoplates through nanopore sensing This study shows the light-driven morphology conversion from gold nanospheres to gold nanoplates through an… show more Bintong Huang, Longfei Miao & Yueming Zhai Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Transition from simple to complex contagion in collective decision-making In consensus-based collective dynamics, the occurrence of simple and complex contagions shapes system behavior.… show more Nikolaj Horsevad, David Mateo & Roland Bouffanais Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access All-fiber high-speed image detection enabled by deep learning Here, the authors demonstrate high-speed imaging through multimode optical fibers by using the high intermodal… show more Zhoutian Liu, Lele Wang & Qirong Xiao Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access In situ infrared nanospectroscopy of the local processes at the Li/polymer electrolyte interface Solid-state batteries remain promising but essential insights into electrode-electrolyte interface are required.… show more Xin He, Jonathan M. Larson & Robert Kostecki Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Binary-state scanning probe microscopy for parallel imaging High-throughput imaging has generally been challenging for scanning probe microscopy techniques. Here, the… show more Gwangmook Kim, Eoh Jin Kim & Wooyoung Shim Excellently balanced water-intercalation-type heat-storage oxide There are few well-balanced heat storage materials up to date. Here, the authors report that δ-type K0.33MnO2 ∙… show more Takuya Hatakeyama, Norihiko L. Okamoto & Tetsu Ichitsubo Article 17 March 2022 | Open Access Agent-based modelling of reactive vaccination of workplaces and schools against COVID-19 The authors use an agent-based model to investigate the potential of reactive vaccination strategies for COVID-19… show more Benjamin Faucher, Rania Assab & Chiara Poletto Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Magnetically tightened form-stable phase change materials with modular assembly and geometric conformality features Despite phase change materials’ promising properties for thermal management, their application can be hindered by… show more Yongyu Lu, Dehai Yu & Zhizhu He Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Nonlinear down-conversion in a single quantum dot Tailoring the properties of single photon emission is a key requirement in photonic quantum technologies. Here,… show more B. Jonas, D. Heinze & A. Zrenner Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Growing single crystals of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks enabled by intermediate tracing study Resolving single-crystal structures of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D COFs) is a great… show more Chengjun Kang, Kuiwei Yang & Dan Zhao Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Halogen hydrogen-bonded organic framework (XHOF) constructed by singlet open-shell diradical for efficient photoreduction of U(VI) While hydrogen bonded organic frameworks are well covered in the scientific literature, halogen hydrogen-bonded… show more Lijuan Feng, Yihui Yuan & Ning Wang Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Oxo dicopper anchored on carbon nitride for selective oxidation of methane Selective conversion of methane into value-added chemicals is a promising approach for utilization of hydrocarbon… show more Pengfei Xie, Jing Ding & Chao Wang Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Integrated dual-laser photonic chip for high-purity carrier generation enabling ultrafast terahertz wireless communications A photonic Terahertz source based on injection-locking an integrated dual-laser chip generates and transmits a… show more Shi Jia, Mu-Chieh Lo & Leif K. Oxenløwe Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Real-space nanoimaging of THz polaritons in the topological insulator Bi2Se3 The real-space imaging of propagating THz polaritons, coupled light-matter excitations, in topological insulators… show more Shu Chen, Andrei Bylinkin & Rainer Hillenbrand Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access A method for quantitatively separating the piezoelectric component from the as-received “Piezoelectric” signal Difficulties in separating tribo and piezoelectric hybrid signals can lead to an overestimated contribution of… show more Chaojie Chen, Shilong Zhao & Zhong Lin Wang Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Nonlocal pseudopotential energy density functional for orbital-free density functional theory Orbital-free density functional theory is an electronic structure method with a low computational cost enabling… show more Qiang Xu, Cheng Ma & Yanming Ma Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Balancing the film strain of organic semiconductors for ultrastable organic transistors with a five-year lifetime Aggregate state instability is a major cause of device degradation in organic field-effect transistors. Here,… show more Xiaosong Chen, Zhongwu Wang & Wenping Hu Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Mechanically interlocked networks cross-linked by a molecular necklace Constructing cross-linked networks with different topologies is attractive but challenging. Here the authors… show more Zhaoming Zhang, Jun Zhao & Xuzhou Yan Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Generation of a μ-1,2-hydroperoxo FeIIIFeIII and a μ-1,2-peroxo FeIVFeIII Complex Iron coordination complexes can be used to gain insight on biologically relevant iron-oxygen compounds generated… show more Stephan Walleck, Thomas Philipp Zimmermann & Thorsten Glaser Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Atomic reconfiguration among tri-state transition at ferroelectric/antiferroelectric phase boundaries in Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Ferroelectric/antiferroelectric phase boundary is both technologically and scientifically important. Here, the… show more Zhengqian Fu, Xuefeng Chen & Fangfang Xu Article 16 March 2022 | Open Access Cationic-palladium catalyzed regio- and stereoselective syn-1,2-dicarbofunctionalization of unsymmetrical internal alkynes Methods to regioselectively difunctionalize unsymmetrical alkynes with two diverse carbon-based substituents are… show more Shubham Dutta, Shashank Shandilya & Akhila K. Sahoo Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access Measuring mechanical anisotropy of the cornea with Brillouin microscopy Here, Brillouin optical microscopy noninvasively visualizes microscale anisotropy of the porcine cornea owing to… show more Amira M. Eltony, Peng Shao & Seok-Hyun Yun Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access In situ photodeposition of platinum clusters on a covalent organic framework for photocatalytic hydrogen production Porous covalent organic frameworks have arisen as tunable photocatalysts for H2 production. Here, authors report… show more Yimeng Li, Li Yang & Weiqiao Deng Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access Stereodivergent propargylic alkylation of enals via cooperative NHC and copper catalysis The ability to construct multiple stereocenters in a modular fashion is an important goal of synthetic organic… show more Yu-Hua Wen, Zi-Jing Zhang & Liu-Zhu Gong Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access Molecular orbital theory in cavity QED environments Theoretical description of light-matter coupling in the strong-coupling regime is challenging. Here the authors… show more Rosario R. Riso, Tor S. Haugland & Henrik Koch Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access λ/30 inorganic features achieved by multi-photon 3D lithography Stereolithography has progressed over the years but resolution and feature size is still limited by the… show more Feng Jin, Jie Liu & Xuan-Ming Duan Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access A high-performance capillary-fed electrolysis cell promises more cost-competitive renewable hydrogen Water electrolysis offers a promising means for green hydrogen production, however current electrolysers do not… show more Aaron Hodges, Anh Linh Hoang & Gordon G. Wallace Review Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access Principles of human movement augmentation and the challenges in making it a reality In this Review, the authors discuss recent technological and neuroscientific advances in human body augmentation.… show more Jonathan Eden, Mario Bräcklein & Carsten Mehring Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access Electro-assisted printing of soft hydrogels via controlled electrochemical reactions Despite the widespread use of hydrogels, methods offering improved control over gelation mechanisms and… show more Aruã Clayton Da Silva, Junzhi Wang & Ivan Rusev Minev Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access Pressure-induced liquid-liquid transition in a family of ionic materials Liquid−liquid transitions (LLTs) have been reported for some molecular systems but are difficult to observe under… show more Zaneta Wojnarowska, Shinian Cheng & Marian Paluch Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access Electrical modulation of transplanted stem cells improves functional recovery in a rodent model of stroke Paul George and colleagues developed a conductive polymer system to enable stem cell delivery and electrical… show more Byeongtaek Oh, Sruthi Santhanam & Paul M. George Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access Reversible writing/deleting of magnetic skyrmions through hydrogen adsorption/desorption To use skyrmions to store information, an effective method for writing and deleting them is required. Here, Chen… show more Gong Chen, Colin Ophus & Kai Liu Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access A microphysiological model of human trophoblast invasion during implantation Normal and abnormal pregnancy is challenging to study and involves complex interactions between maternal and… show more Ju Young Park, Sneha Mani & Dan Dongeun Huh Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access Battery technology and recycling alone will not save the electric mobility transition from future cobalt shortages New study finds cobalt-free batteries and recycling progress can significantly alleviate long-term cobalt supply… show more Anqi Zeng, Wu Chen & Gang Liu Article 15 March 2022 | Open Access A kinetic model predicts SpCas9 activity, improves off-target classification, and reveals the physical basis of targeting fidelity Cas9 off-target sites can be predicted by many bioinformatics tools. Here the authors present low complexity… show more Behrouz Eslami-Mossallam, Misha Klein & Martin Depken Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access An achromatic X-ray lens X-ray diffractive and refractive optical elements suffer from chromatic aberrations, limiting high-resolution… show more Adam Kubec, Marie-Christine Zdora & Christian David Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Photoinduced bond oscillations in ironpentacarbonyl give delayed synchronous bursts of carbonmonoxide release The photodissociation of transition metal carbonyls is involved in catalysis and synthetic processes. Here the… show more Ambar Banerjee, Michael R. Coates & Michael Odelius Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Long-range transport of 2D excitons with acoustic waves Excitons in 2D semiconductors suffer from a weak response to in-plane electric fields, inhibiting their transport… show more Ruoming Peng, Adina Ripin & Mo Li Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Extended topological valley-locked surface acoustic waves Here the authors provide experimental evidence of extended topological valley-locked states. By splicing together… show more Ji-Qian Wang, Zi-Dong Zhang & Yan-Feng Chen Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Microfluidic manipulation by spiral hollow-fibre actuators Design of a microfluidic manipulation system that can sense a liquid and control its flow is challenging. Here,… show more Sitong Li, Rui Zhang & Zunfeng Liu Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Tough, stable and self-healing luminescent perovskite-polymer matrix applicable to all harsh aquatic environments Fabrication of perovskite-polymer composites that simultaneously possesses strong mechanical strength, high… show more Yuncong Liu, Tao Chen & Chao Wang Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Catalyst-controlled functionalization of carboxylic acids by electrooxidation of self-assembled carboxyl monolayers This work leverages substrate self-assembly at an electrode to promote selective substrate electrooxidation in… show more Heather A. Hintz & Christo S. Sevov Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Selection rules in symmetry-broken systems by symmetries in synthetic dimensions The authors introduce the concept of real-synthetic symmetries and use it as a tool to derive selection rules in… show more Matan Even Tzur, Ofer Neufeld & Oren Cohen Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Universality, criticality and complexity of information propagation in social media The authors identify characteristic patterns that describe the propagation of information in online social media… show more Daniele Notarmuzi, Claudio Castellano & Filippo Radicchi Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Deciphering the mechanism of the Ni-photocatalyzed C‒O cross-coupling reaction using a tridentate pyridinophane ligand Mechanistic knowledge of photocatalytic nickel reactions is lacking, particularly with regards to the identities… show more Hanah Na & Liviu M. Mirica Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Al13− and B@Al12− superatoms on a molecularly decorated substrate Anionic aluminium clusters are promising candidates for the fabrication of superatom-assembled nanomaterials.… show more Masahiro Shibuta, Tomoya Inoue & Atsushi Nakajima Article 14 March 2022 | Open Access Little-Parks like oscillations in lightly doped cuprate superconductors Understanding the rich electronic orders in cuprate superconductors provide insights into the mechanism of… show more Menghan Liao, Yuying Zhu & Qi-Kun Xue