Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access Adaptive liquid interfaces induce neuronal differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells through lipid raft assembly In this work the authors report how human mesenchymal stem cells rapidly adapt to dynamic microenvironment… show more Xiaofang Jia, Jingwen Song & Katsuhiko Ariga Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access Lattice-mismatch-free growth of organic heterostructure nanowires from cocrystals to alloys The large-scale synthesis of organic heterostructure nanowires is challenging. Here, the authors report the… show more Qiang Lv, Xue-Dong Wang & Liang-Sheng Liao Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access The influence of Holliday junction sequence and dynamics on DNA crystal self-assembly Engineered crystal architectures from DNA have become a foundational goal for nanotechnological precise… show more Chad R. Simmons, Tara MacCulloch & Hao Yan Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access Experimental demonstration of highly reliable dynamic memristor for artificial neuron and neuromorphic computing Designing energy efficient, uniform and reliable memristive devices for neuromorphic computing remains a… show more See-On Park, Hakcheon Jeong & Shinhyun Choi Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access Intercalation-driven ferroelectric-to-ferroelastic conversion in a layered hybrid perovskite crystal There are few examples of tunable ferroic orders in two-dimensional layered hybrid perovskites. Here, the authors… show more Zhenyue Wu, Shunning Li & Kian Ping Loh Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access Designing 1D correlated-electron states by non-Euclidean topography of 2D monolayers Flat electronic bands and the ensuing correlated phases have been explored in twisted 2D bilayers and in… show more Sunny Gupta, Henry Yu & Boris I. Yakobson Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access Towards n-type conductivity in hexagonal boron nitride Asymmetric n/p conductivity is a fundamental difficulty in wide bandgap semiconductors. Here the authors… show more Shiqiang Lu, Peng Shen & Junyong Kang Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access All-optical switching based on plasmon-induced Enhancement of Index of Refraction Atomic systems show enhancement of index of refraction and its extension to optical system can be useful for… show more Rakesh Dhama, Ali Panahpour & Humeyra Caglayan Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access Extremely confined gap plasmon modes: when nonlocality matters When approaching atomic-scale confinement of the electromagnetic radiation nonlocal effects are not negligible.… show more Sergejs Boroviks, Zhan-Hong Lin & N. Asger Mortensen Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access High resolution microfluidic assay and probabilistic modeling reveal cooperation between T cells in tumor killing Anti-cancer cytotoxic T cell responses largely vary among individuals. Here authors show, by stochastic modeling… show more Gustave Ronteix, Shreyansh Jain & Charles N. Baroud Article 03 June 2022 | Open Access Untangling the changing impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination on European COVID-19 trajectories Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and COVID-19 vaccination have been implemented concurrently, making their… show more Yong Ge, Wen-Bin Zhang & Shengjie Lai Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Dynamic self-stabilization in the electronic and nanomechanical properties of an organic polymer semiconductor Organic polymer nanomechanics has been explored through precise nanometre-scale stiffness measurements in a… show more Illia Dobryden, Vladimir V. Korolkov & Deepak Venkateshvaran Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Relative, local and global dimension in complex networks Defining the dimension in bounded, inhomogeneous or discrete physical systems may be challenging. The authors… show more Robert Peach, Alexis Arnaudon & Mauricio Barahona Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access The Landé factors of electrons and holes in lead halide perovskites: universal dependence on the band gap The Landé factors govern all the spin-related basic phenomena and are the key parameters which guide spintronics… show more E. Kirstein, D. R. Yakovlev & M. Bayer Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Boosting the performance of single-atom catalysts via external electric field polarization While single-atom catalysts offer high atomic utilization and tunable reaction pathways, there are still… show more Yanghang Pan, Xinzhu Wang & Mengning Ding Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access A confined-etching strategy for intrinsic anisotropic surface wetting patterning Anisotropic functional patterned surfaces have shown significant applications in microfluidics, biomedicine, and… show more Rui Feng, Fei Song & Yu-Zhong Wang Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Hierarchical micro/nanostructured silver hollow fiber boosts electroreduction of carbon dioxide An activated silver hollow fiber electrode enables enhanced triphasic interface reactions and oriented mass… show more Shoujie Li, Wei Chen & Yuhan Sun Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Self-assembly of highly ordered micro- and nanoparticle deposits A uniform particle deposition is crucial for sensitive applications, such as sensors and electronics. Here,… show more Hossein Zargartalebi, S. Hossein Hejazi & Amir Sanati-Nezhad Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Nonlinear two-level dynamics of quantum time crystals Recent work has reported a realization of a time crystal in the form of the Bose-Einstein condensate of magnons… show more S. Autti, P. J. Heikkinen & V. B. Eltsov Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Giant energy-storage density with ultrahigh efficiency in lead-free relaxors via high-entropy design Dielectric ceramics are widely used in advanced high/pulsed power capacitors. Here, the authors propose a… show more Liang Chen, Shiqing Deng & Jun Chen Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Hierarchical tensile structures with ultralow mechanical dissipation Low dissipation of fundamental mode is a determinant factor in nanomechanical resonator design. Here the authors… show more M. J. Bereyhi, A. Beccari & N. J. Engelsen Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Reliable crystal structure predictions from first principles Developing theoretical frameworks to predict new polymorphs is highly desirable. Here the authors present an ab… show more Rahul Nikhar & Krzysztof Szalewicz Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Eliminating the need for anodic gas separation in CO2 electroreduction systems via liquid-to-liquid anodic upgrading In the electrified conversion of CO2 to multicarbon products, CO2 crossover to the O2-rich anodic stream adds a… show more Ke Xie, Adnan Ozden & Edward H. Sargent Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access 1,4-Aryl migration in ketene-derived enolates by a polar-radical-crossover cascade The α-arylation of amides via aryl migration has attracted considerable interest in recent years. Here, the… show more Niklas Radhoff & Armido Studer Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Optical manipulation of Rashba-split 2-dimensional electron gas The major challenge for the development of spin based information processing is to obtain efficient ways of… show more M. Michiardi, F. Boschini & A. Damascelli Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Towards artificial general intelligence via a multimodal foundation model Artificial intelligence approaches inspired by human cognitive function have usually single learned ability. The… show more Nanyi Fei, Zhiwu Lu & Ji-Rong Wen Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Evidence for pressure induced unconventional quantum criticality in the coupled spin ladder antiferromagnet C9H18N2CuBr4 There is a class of quantum phase transitions that do not fit into the traditional Landau paradigm, but are… show more Tao Hong, Tao Ying & Stefan Wessel Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Universal protein misfolding intermediates can bypass the proteostasis network and remain soluble and less functional Nissley and co-workers predict protein misfolding into kinetically trapped, entangled conformations that can… show more Daniel A. Nissley, Yang Jiang & Edward P. O’Brien Perspective 02 June 2022 | Open Access A role for microfluidic systems in precision medicine Precision oncology is important for patient treatment. Here the authors review the current applications of… show more Jose M. Ayuso, María Virumbrales-Muñoz & David J. Beebe Article 02 June 2022 | Open Access Membrane curvature regulates the spatial distribution of bulky glycoproteins MUC1 is a heavily glycosylated protein on the cell surface. Here the authors show that MUC1 prefers negative over… show more Chih-Hao Lu, Kayvon Pedram & Bianxiao Cui Article 01 June 2022 | Open Access Droplets in underlying chemical communication recreate cell interaction behaviors While a hallmark of living systems, developing sensory-motor interactions in inanimate systems remains… show more Agustin D. Pizarro, Claudio L. A. Berli & Martín G. Bellino Article 01 June 2022 | Open Access From subcritical behavior to a correlation-induced transition in rumor models Rumors and information spreading emerge naturally from human-to-human interaction and have a growing impact on… show more Guilherme Ferraz de Arruda, Lucas G. S. Jeub & Yamir Moreno Article 01 June 2022 | Open Access Jamming a terahertz wireless link As wireless communications move towards terahertz frequencies, previously unidentified jamming vulnerabilities… show more Rabi Shrestha, Hichem Guerboukha & Daniel M. Mittleman Article 01 June 2022 | Open Access Structural independence of hydrogen-bond symmetrisation dynamics at extreme pressure conditions The authors use in-situ high pressure nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in diamond anvil cells to show that… show more Thomas Meier, Florian Trybel & Leonid Dubrovinsky Article 01 June 2022 | Open Access Wafer-scale solution-processed 2D material analog resistive memory array for memory-based computing Neuromorphic computing requires the realization of high-density and reliable random-access memories. Here, Thean… show more Baoshan Tang, Hasita Veluri & Aaron V-Y. Thean Article 01 June 2022 | Open Access Full reconstruction of simplicial complexes from binary contagion and Ising data Data-driven recovery of topology is challenging for networks beyond pairwise interactions. The authors propose a… show more Huan Wang, Chuang Ma & Hai-Feng Zhang Article 01 June 2022 | Open Access De novo biosynthesis of rubusoside and rebaudiosides in engineered yeasts Rubusoside and rebaudiosides are considered the next generation of sugar substitutes. In this article, the… show more Yameng Xu, Xinglong Wang & Long Liu Article 31 May 2022 | Open Access Highly stable and tunable peptoid/hemin enzymatic mimetics with natural peroxidase-like activities Peroxidase mimics are currently being investigated as catalysts for lignin depolymerisation. In this article, the… show more Tengyue Jian, Yicheng Zhou & Chun-Long Chen Article 31 May 2022 | Open Access History-dependent domain and skyrmion formation in 2D van der Waals magnet Fe3GeTe2 Fe3GeTe2, known as FGT, is a van der Waals magnetic material that was recently shown to host magnetic skyrmions.… show more M. T. Birch, L. Powalla & G. Schütz Article 31 May 2022 | Open Access Superstrong, superstiff, and conductive alginate hydrogels Specific mechanical properties are one of the most important issues for application of synthetic hydrogels as… show more Donghwan Ji, Jae Min Park & Jaeyun Kim Article 31 May 2022 | Open Access A topological fluctuation theorem While topology is crucial in complex systems, stochastic thermodynamics uncovers universal constraints for… show more Benoît Mahault, Evelyn Tang & Ramin Golestanian Article 31 May 2022 | Open Access Evidence for 4e charge of Cooper quartets in a biased multi-terminal graphene-based Josephson junction Here, the authors perform measurements of the interference effects of Cooper Quartets (CQ), observed in a… show more Ko-Fan Huang, Yuval Ronen & Philip Kim Article 31 May 2022 | Open Access Non-selective distribution of infectious disease prevention may outperform risk-based targeting Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective HIV prevention measure but identifying those most at risk to… show more Benjamin Steinegger, Iacopo Iacopini & Eugenio Valdano Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Observation of a phase transition within the domain walls of ferromagnetic Co3Sn2S2 In the Bloch or Neel domain walls in ferromagnets, the magnetization rotates smoothly from up to down, preserving… show more Changmin Lee, Praveen Vir & Joseph Orenstein Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Towards universal neural network potential for material discovery applicable to arbitrary combination of 45 elements Existing neural network potentials are generally designed for narrow target materials. Here the authors develop a… show more So Takamoto, Chikashi Shinagawa & Takeshi Ibuka Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Observation of an intermediate state during lithium intercalation of twisted bilayer MoS2 Li intercalation of MoS2 induces a transition from the insulating H-phase to the metallic T-phase, with a sharp… show more Yecun Wu, Jingyang Wang & Yi Cui Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Eminuscent phase in frustrated magnets: a challenge to quantum spin liquids A spin-glass forms in frustrated magnetic systems when at low temperatures impurity sites “freeze” into a random… show more S. V. Syzranov & A. P. Ramirez Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Graphene nanoribbons initiated from molecularly derived seeds The authors report on harnessing sp2-organic molecules as a basis for uniformly initiating the… show more Austin J. Way, Robert M. Jacobberger & Michael S. Arnold Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Wireless implantable optical probe for continuous monitoring of oxygen saturation in flaps and organ grafts Although continuous monitoring of tissue oxygenation is critically important after tissue/organ graft procedures,… show more Hexia Guo, Wubin Bai & John A. Rogers Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Imaging the facet surface strain state of supported multi-faceted Pt nanoparticles during reaction Understanding strain dynamics and their relationship with crystallographic facets have been largely unexplored.… show more Maxime Dupraz, Ni Li & Marie-Ingrid Richard Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Highly heterogeneous epitaxy of flexoelectric BaTiO3-δ membrane on Ge The integration of epitaxial complex oxides on semiconductor and flexible substrates is required but challenging.… show more Liyan Dai, Jinyan Zhao & Gang Niu Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Brightening of a dark monolayer semiconductor via strong light-matter coupling in a cavity Here, the authors show brightening of dark excitons by strong coupling between cavity photons and high energy,… show more Hangyong Shan, Ivan Iorsh & Christian Schneider Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Ultrafast kinetics of the antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic phase transition in FeRh Using ultrashort laser pulses it is possible to induce ferromagnetic ordering in otherwise anti-ferromagnetic… show more G. Li, R. Medapalli & A. V. Kimel Article 30 May 2022 | Open Access Simultaneous nanocatalytic surface activation of pollutants and oxidants for highly efficient water decontamination Removal of organic micropollutants from water through advanced oxidation processes is hampered by the excessive… show more Ying-Jie Zhang, Gui-Xiang Huang & Menachem Elimelech Matters Arising 27 May 2022 | Open Access Is configurational entropy the main stabilizing term in rock-salt Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O high entropy oxide? Martina Fracchia, Mauro Coduri & Umberto Anselmi Tamburini Article 27 May 2022 | Open Access Solution-processable microporous polymer platform for heterogenization of diverse photoredox catalysts Heterogeneous photocatalysts are easily separable and recyclable, but homogeneous ones are precisely tunable.… show more Richard Y. Liu, Sheng Guo & Timothy M. Swager Article 27 May 2022 | Open Access ZrTe2/CrTe2: an epitaxial van der Waals platform for spintronics Van der Waals heterostructures offer the potential of integrating multiple material layers into a single device… show more Yongxi Ou, Wilson Yanez & Nitin Samarth Article 27 May 2022 | Open Access Dynamic hetero-metallic bondings visualized by sequential atom imaging The dynamic assembly and disassembly of atoms and molecules is challenging to characterize in real time, with… show more Minori Inazu, Yuji Akada & Kimihisa Yamamoto Article 27 May 2022 | Open Access Geometric transformation and three-dimensional hopping of Hopf solitons Hopf solitons are three-dimensional particle-like field distortions with nontrivial topology. Tai et al. show… show more Jung-Shen B. Tai, Jin-Sheng Wu & Ivan I. Smalyukh Article 27 May 2022 | Open Access Periodic corner holes on the Si(111)-7×7 surface can trap silver atoms Positioning and trapping single atoms at specific sites of surfaces is a challenging goal that can advance the… show more Jacek R. Osiecki, Shozo Suto & Arunabhiram Chutia Article 27 May 2022 | Open Access Ag9GaSe6: high-pressure-induced Ag migration causes thermoelectric performance irreproducibility and elimination of such instability The Ag9GaSe6 is a high-efficient thermoelectric material yet suffers instability. Here, the authors demonstrate… show more Jing-Yuan Liu, Ling Chen & Li-Ming Wu Article 27 May 2022 | Open Access Pressured-induced superconducting phase with large upper critical field and concomitant enhancement of antiferromagnetic transition in EuTe2 Here, the authors report pressure-induced superconductivity with concomitant enhancement of antiferromagnetic… show more P. T. Yang, Z. Y. Liu & J.-G. Cheng Article 27 May 2022 | Open Access Fluent molecular mixing of Tau isoforms in Alzheimer’s disease neurofibrillary tangles The tau protein in Alzheimer’s disease contains two isoforms. Using solid-state NMR and seeded growth of… show more Aurelio J. Dregni, Pu Duan & Mei Hong