Article 08 April 2022 | Open Access Freestanding non-covalent thin films of the propeller-shaped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon decacyclene Molecularly thin films are important in material sciences but their use in a wide range of applications requires… show more Alex van der Ham, Xue Liu & Grégory F. Schneider Article 08 April 2022 | Open Access Interlayer magnetophononic coupling in MnBi2Te4 Tunable coupling between magnetism and the lattice is important for on-demand manipulation of magnetic phases.… show more Hari Padmanabhan, Maxwell Poore & Venkatraman Gopalan Article 08 April 2022 | Open Access Contrasting social and non-social sources of predictability in human mobility Information about an individual’s mobility can leave traces embedded in the social network. The authors show that… show more Zexun Chen, Sean Kelty & Gourab Ghoshal Article 07 April 2022 | Open Access Promoting favorable interfacial properties in lithium-based batteries using chlorine-rich sulfide inorganic solid-state electrolytes The interfacial stability of lithium metal is a crucial aspect for all-solid-state battery development. Here,… show more Dewu Zeng, Jingming Yao & Lin Wang Article 07 April 2022 | Open Access Host-guest liquid gating mechanism with specific recognition interface behavior for universal quantitative chemical detection In field, visual, chemical detection is of use for a wide range of possible applications. Here, the authors… show more Huimeng Wang, Yi Fan & Xu Hou Article 07 April 2022 | Open Access NiH-catalysed proximal-selective hydroalkylation of unactivated alkenes and the ligand effects on regioselectivity Difunctionalization of olefins is an ongoing and important focus of synthetic organic chemistry. Here the authors… show more Xiao-Xu Wang, Yuan-Tai Xu & Yao Fu Article 07 April 2022 | Open Access Data-driven discovery of high performance layered van der Waals piezoelectric NbOI2 The recent thrust toward flexible nanoscale devices creates a need for two-dimensional piezoelectric materials.… show more Yaze Wu, Ibrahim Abdelwahab & Su Ying Quek Article 07 April 2022 | Open Access Introducing principles of synaptic integration in the optimization of deep neural networks Tasks involving continual learning and adaptation to real-time scenarios remain challenging for artificial neural… show more Giorgia Dellaferrera, Stanisław Woźniak & Evangelos Eleftheriou Matters Arising 06 April 2022 | Open Access The overwhelming role of ballistic photons in ultrasonically guided light through tissue Eitan Edrei & Giuliano Scarcelli Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Enabling fast-charging selenium-based aqueous batteries via conversion reaction with copper ions Aqueous battery Se-based cathodes are based on a two-electron transfer electrochemical reaction and generally… show more Chunlong Dai, Linyu Hu & Liangti Qu Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Direct sound printing Photo- and thermo-activated polymerization and melting processes are dominant in Additive Manufacturing (AM)… show more Mohsen Habibi, Shervin Foroughi & Muthukumaran Packirisamy Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Nanoemulsion-directed growth of MOFs with versatile architectures for the heterogeneous regeneration of coenzymes Controlling the structure of hierarchical metal-organic frameworks via soft template remains a challenge. Here,… show more Ke Li, Yucheng Zhao & Jinlou Gu Matters Arising 06 April 2022 | Open Access Reply to: The overwhelming role of ballistic photons in ultrasonically guided light through tissue Maysamreza Chamanzar, Matteo Giuseppe Scopelliti & Michel M. Maharbiz Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Paramagnetic relaxation enhancement NMR as a tool to probe guest binding and exchange in metallohosts Paramagnetic metallohost systems are difficult to characterize. Here the authors report that the paramagnetic… show more Anne Swartjes, Paul B. White & Roeland J. M. Nolte Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Efficient iron single-atom catalysts for selective ammoxidation of alcohols to nitriles Exploring benign and green methodologies for the synthesis of functionalized nitriles continues to attract the… show more Kangkang Sun, Hongbin Shan & Matthias Beller Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Electrochemical CO2 reduction to ethylene by ultrathin CuO nanoplate arrays Oxide-derived copper has been extensively studied as catalysts for CO2 electroreduction but its catalytic… show more Wei Liu, Pengbo Zhai & Yongji Gong Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Open-channel microfluidics via resonant wireless power transfer Open microfluidics enables precise positioning of liquid sample with direct channel access. Here, authors… show more Christopher T. Ertsgaard, Daehan Yoo & Sang-Hyun Oh Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Quantum dot-integrated GaN light-emitting diodes with resolution beyond the retinal limit Augmented reality technologies typically rely on near-eye displays, which requires displays with very high… show more Junho Bae, Yuseop Shin & Seunghyun Lee Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Metal-responsive regulation of enzyme catalysis using genetically encoded chemical switches Dynamic control over protein function is a central challenge in synthetic biology. Here the authors present an… show more Yasmine S. Zubi, Kosuke Seki & Jared C. Lewis Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access High-energy and durable lithium metal batteries using garnet-type solid electrolytes with tailored lithium-metal compatibility Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) have attracted intense interest but the instability issues limit its practical… show more Sewon Kim, Ju-Sik Kim & Kisuk Kang Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Accurate auto-labeling of chest X-ray images based on quantitative similarity to an explainable AI model Here the authors develop a method for accurate auto-labelling of CXR images from large public datasets based on… show more Doyun Kim, Joowon Chung & Synho Do Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Absolute measurement of cellular activities using photochromic single-fluorophore biosensors and intermittent quantification Biosensors often report relative rather than absolute values. Here the authors report a method that utilises the… show more Franziska Bierbuesse, Anaïs C. Bourges & Peter Dedecker Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Multiple yet switchable hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks with white-light emission Switchable hydrogen-bonded frameworks have potential applications in the development of smart materials. Herein,… show more Yadong Shi, Shuodong Wang & Ben Zhong Tang Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Diverse synthesis of C2-linked functionalized molecules via molecular glue strategy with acetylene Although acetylene is an ideal two-carbon building block, very few catalytic methods can be applied to… show more Bo Yang, Shaodong Lu & Shifa Zhu Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access Waffle Method: A general and flexible approach for improving throughput in FIB-milling Here the authors describe the Waffle Method, aimed at increasing the throughput of and solves several challenges… show more Kotaro Kelley, Ashleigh M. Raczkowski & Alex J. Noble Article 06 April 2022 | Open Access DNA sequence-dependent formation of heterochromatin nanodomains The ability to predict epigenetic regulation is an important challenge in biology. Here the authors describe… show more Graeme J. Thorn, Christopher T. Clarkson & Vladimir B. Teif Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access Local large temperature difference and ultra-wideband photothermoelectric response of the silver nanostructure film/carbon nanotube film heterostructure Finding efficient photothermoelectric materials remains critical to the development of clean and renewable energy… show more Bocheng Lv, Yu Liu & Jia-Lin Sun Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access Atomic-scale visualization of chiral charge density wave superlattices and their reversible switching Single-layer NbSe2 has a charge density wave with two degenerate domains, related by mirror reflection. Here,… show more Xuan Song, Liwei Liu & Yeliang Wang Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access All-optical control of phase singularities using strong light-matter coupling Phase singularities are known to have applications in various branches of optics. Here the authors demonstrate… show more Philip A. Thomas, Kishan S. Menghrajani & William L. Barnes Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access A metafluid with multistable density and internal energy states Investigating and tailoring the thermodynamic properties of different fluids is crucial to many applied fields… show more Ofek Peretz, Ezra Ben Abu & Amir D. Gat Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access Rigidly flat-foldable class of lockable origami-inspired metamaterials with topological stiff states While origami-inspired metamaterials can spatially fold, they usually collapse along the deployment direction… show more Amin Jamalimehr, Morad Mirzajanzadeh & Damiano Pasini Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access Quantum channel correction outperforming direct transmission Quantum channel correction could provide a remedy to unavoidable losses in long-distance quantum communication,… show more Sergei Slussarenko, Morgan M. Weston & Geoff J. Pryde Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access Integrated silicon carbide electro-optic modulator Electro-optic modulator is used to encode electrical signals onto light. Here the authors demonstrate an… show more Keith Powell, Liwei Li & Xiaoke Yi Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access Chiral structures of electric polarization vectors quantified by X-ray resonant scattering The polar chiral texture of the vortex or skyrmion structure in ferroelectric oxide PbTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattice… show more Kook Tae Kim, Margaret R. McCarter & Dong Ryeol Lee Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access Ultraviolet optical horn antennas for label-free detection of single proteins The authors introduce optical horn antennas, a nanophotonic platform combining plasmonic enhancement, efficient… show more Aleksandr Barulin, Prithu Roy & Jérôme Wenger Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access Non-invasive digital etching of van der Waals semiconductors Here, the authors exploit a non-invasive layer-bylayer etching technique to fabricate electronic devices based on… show more Jian Zhou, Chunchen Zhang & Songlin Li Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access Group testing via hypergraph factorization applied to COVID-19 This paper proposes HYPER, a method for screening more people using fewer tests by testing pools formed via… show more David Hong, Rounak Dey & Edgar Dobriban Article 05 April 2022 | Open Access Capturing colloidal nano- and microplastics with plant-based nanocellulose networks Nanoplastic particles in aqueous environments are challenging to quantify and characterize due to a lack of… show more Ilona Leppänen, Timo Lappalainen & Tekla Tammelin Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Light-driven transition-metal-free direct decarbonylation of unstrained diaryl ketones via a dual C–C bond cleavage The cleavage and formation of carbon−carbon bonds is an important strategy for structural modifications in… show more Dawei Cao, Mohamad Ataya & Chao-Jun Li Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Tetrathiafulvalenes as anchors for building highly conductive and mechanically tunable molecular junctions Though charge transport in molecular devices depend on the electrode-molecule interface, controlling the… show more Qi Zhou, Kai Song & Daoben Zhu Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Lithium Niobate Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers for high data-rate intrabody communication This paper demonstrates Lithium Niobate based Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers. The devices… show more Flavius Pop, Bernard Herrera & Matteo Rinaldi Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Doubly linked chiral phenanthrene oligomers for homogeneously π-extended helicenes with large effective conjugation length Helically twisted conductive nanocarbon materials are applicable to optoelectronic and electromagnetic molecular… show more Yusuke Nakakuki, Takashi Hirose & Kenji Matsuda Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Structure and reactivity of germylene-bridged digold complexes The number of metal complexes featuring gold-germanium bonds is limited. Here the authors report the preparation… show more Liliang Wang, Guorong Zhen & Zhifang Li Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Chemically identifying single adatoms with single-bond sensitivity during oxidation reactions of borophene Here, the authors report the use of ultrahigh vacuum tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy to characterize the… show more Linfei Li, Jeremy F. Schultz & Nan Jiang Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Synthesis of fluorescent organic nano-dots and their application as efficient color conversion layers Compared to inorganic nanoparticles, organic nanoparticles aren’t as well understood. Here the authors explore… show more Yeasin Khan, Soonjae Hwang & Jang Hyuk Kwon Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Nuclearity enlargement from [PW9O34@Ag51] to [(PW9O34)2@Ag72] and 2D and 3D network formation driven by bipyridines Controlling the structural transformations of metal clusters is challenging. Here, the authors synthesize a… show more Zhi Wang, Yan-Jie Zhu & Di Sun Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Uniaxial pressure induced stripe order rotation in La1.88Sr0.12CuO4 Transverse stripe order fluctuations may promote superconductivity, but experimental verifications remain… show more Qisi Wang, K. von Arx & J. Chang Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Photo-induced trifunctionalization of bromostyrenes via remote radical migration reactions of tetracoordinate boron species Tetracoordinate boron species are common radical precursors in organic synthesis, but the boron species are… show more Chaokun Li, Shangteng Liao & Qiuling Song Article 04 April 2022 | Open Access Immunosuppressive niche engineering at the onset of human colorectal cancer Integration of mathematical modeling, ecological analyses of patient biopsies, and neoantigen heterogeneity… show more Chandler D. Gatenbee, Ann-Marie Baker & Alexander R. A. Anderson Article 01 April 2022 | Open Access Stereoselective intermolecular radical cascade reactions of tryptophans or ɤ-alkenyl-α-amino acids with acrylamides via photoredox catalysis Photocatalytic radical cascade reactions enable the facile construction of diverse cyclic compounds, though they… show more Jiang-Tao Li, Jian-Nan Luo & Chun-Xiang Zhuo