10 June 2022 | Open Access Nickel catalyzed multicomponent stereodivergent synthesis of olefins enabled by electrochemistry, photocatalysis and photo-electrochemistry The construction of trisubstituted alkenes with high stereoselectivity is challenging. Here, the authors realize… show more Chen Zhu, Huifeng Yue & Magnus Rueping Article 10 June 2022 | Open Access Iridium-catalyzed direct asymmetric reductive amination utilizing primary alkyl amines as the N-sources Direct asymmetric reductive amination is one of the most efficient methods for obtaining chiral amines. Here the… show more Zitong Wu, Wenji Wang & Mingxin Chang Article 10 June 2022 | Open Access N-Aminopyridinium reagents as traceless activating groups in the synthesis of N-Aryl aziridines Aziridines are useful intermediates, present in important synthetic targets. Here, the authors show a strategy… show more Hao Tan, Samya Samanta & David C. Powers Article 10 June 2022 | Open Access Converting waste PET plastics into automobile fuels and antifreeze components To solve the serious problem of white plastic pollution many degradation routes are being investigated. Here the… show more Zhiwen Gao, Bing Ma & Chen Zhao Article 10 June 2022 | Open Access Epitaxial growth of inch-scale single-crystal transition metal dichalcogenides through the patching of unidirectionally orientated ribbons Here, the authors report the direct growth of periodic arrays of 2D semiconductor ribbons by exploiting the step… show more Pengfei Yang, Dashuai Wang & Yanfeng Zhang Article 10 June 2022 | Open Access Giant bulk photovoltaic effect driven by the wall-to-wall charge shift in WS2 nanotubes We demonstrate that double-wall or multi-wall WS2 nanotubes can exhibit unexpectedly efficient bulk photovoltaic… show more Bumseop Kim, Noejung Park & Jeongwoo Kim Article 10 June 2022 | Open Access Embryo-scale epithelial buckling forms a propagating furrow that initiates gastrulation Drosophila mesoderm invagination begins with the formation of a furrow. Here they show that a long-range… show more Julien Fierling, Alphy John & Matteo Rauzi Article 10 June 2022 | Open Access Three-dimensional network of filamentary currents and super-thermal electrons during magnetotail magnetic reconnection Magnetotail reconnection plays an important role in explosive energy conversion. Here, the authors show direct… show more Xinmin Li, Rongsheng Wang & Shui Wang Matters Arising 09 June 2022 | Open Access Inconsistent kinetic isotope effect in ammonia charge exchange reaction measured in a Coulomb crystal and in a selected-ion flow tube Shaun G. Ard, Albert A. Viggiano & Nicholas S. Shuman Matters Arising 09 June 2022 | Open Access Reply to: Inconsistent kinetic isotope effect in ammonia charge exchange reaction measured in a Coulomb crystal and in a selected-ion flow tube L. S. Petralia, A. Tsikritea & B. R. Heazlewood Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Niobium-doped layered cathode material for high-power and low-temperature sodium-ion batteries The practical application of sodium-ion batteries at subzero temperatures is hindered by the slow Na-ion transfer… show more Qinhao Shi, Ruijuan Qi & Yufeng Zhao Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Expanding the active charge carriers of polymer electrolytes in lithium-based batteries using an anion-hosting cathode The energy content of secondary batteries is often limited by the charge carriers available in the system. Here,… show more Zongjie Sun, Kai Xi & Shujiang Ding Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Tailoring electron beams with high-frequency self-assembled magnetic charged particle micro optics Electron beam manipulation is important for their application in microscopes, lithography instruments, and… show more R. Huber, F. Kern & A. Lubk Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Quantum-enhanced radiometry via approximate quantum error correction Exotic quantum states can be advantageous for sensing, but are very fragile, so that some form of quantum error… show more W. Wang, Z.-J. Chen & L. Sun Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Ultrasensitive detection of local acoustic vibrations at room temperature by plasmon-enhanced single-molecule fluorescence .Sensitive detection of weak acoustic signals at nanometer scale is challenging. Here, the authors present an… show more Mingcai Xie, Hanyu Liu & Yuxi Tian Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Diamagnetically levitated nanopositioners with large-range and multiple degrees of freedom Precision positioning stages are often central to science and technology at the micrometer and nanometer length… show more K. S. Vikrant & G. R. Jayanth Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Biomimetic non-classical crystallization drives hierarchical structuring of efficient circularly polarized phosphors Chiral emitters with high photoluminescence quantum yield are desirable for use in circularly polarized LEDs. The… show more Li-Zhe Feng, Jing-Jing Wang & Hong-Bin Yao Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Allotropy in ultra high strength materials Here the authors propose a crystal thermodynamics framework describing the tensor stress induced phase… show more A. S. L. Subrahmanyam Pattamatta & David J. Srolovitz Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Rapid syntheses of N-fused heterocycles via acyl-transfer in heteroaryl ketones Heteroaryl ketones are ubiquitous molecular scaffolds but seldom used as synthetic precusors. Here, the authors… show more Dan Ye, Hong Lu & Hao Wei Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Synthesis of a donor–acceptor heterodimer via trifunctional completive self-sorting The preparation of heterodimeric structures via self-assembly processes is challenging. Here, the authors report… show more Sunit Kumar, Yogesh Kumar Maurya & Marcin Stępień Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Probing material absorption and optical nonlinearity of integrated photonic materials Optical absorption and nonlinear index are important performance drivers in devices like microcombs. Here the… show more Maodong Gao, Qi-Fan Yang & Kerry J. Vahala Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Coherent response of the electronic system driven by non-interfering laser pulses Light–matter interaction is expected to be isotropic in free-electron-like materials. Here, by using time- and… show more Tobias Eul, Eva Prinz & Benjamin Stadtmüller Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Spontaneous water-on-water spreading of polyelectrolyte membranes inspired by skin formation Stable interfaces between immiscible solvents are crucial for chemical synthesis and assembly, but interfaces… show more Sihan Tang, Jiang Gong & Qiang Zhao Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Direct investigation of the atomic structure and decreased magnetism of antiphase boundaries in garnet Iron garnets are widely used in magneto-optical devices, but knowledge of the effects of common defects on… show more Kun Xu, Ting Lin & Jing Zhu Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Light-activated photodeformable supramolecular dissipative self-assemblies Dissipative self-assembly can serve as a controllable platform to exhibit temporal processes for various… show more Xu-Man Chen, Wei-Jie Feng & Quan Li Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Observation of non-Hermitian topological Anderson insulator in quantum dynamics The authors report an experimental observation of a non-Hermitian topological Anderson insulator using photonic… show more Quan Lin, Tianyu Li & Peng Xue Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Underwater wireless communication via TENG-generated Maxwell’s displacement current Underwater communication, despite constant development, still remains a challenging technology. Here, authors… show more Hongfa Zhao, Minyi Xu & Zhong Lin Wang Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Optical control of exciton spin dynamics in layered metal halide perovskites via polaronic state formation Spintronic devices will require long spin lifetimes, but the effect of exciton-lattice coupling on spin lifetime… show more Sean A. Bourelle, Franco V. A. Camargo & Felix Deschler Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Subsurface oxygen defects electronically interacting with active sites on In2O3 for enhanced photothermocatalytic CO2 reduction How to effectively extract electrons from subsurface oxygen defects is challenging in heterogeneous catalysis.… show more Weiqin Wei, Zhen Wei & Hong Yuan Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Force–reversible chemical reaction at ambient temperature for designing toughened dynamic covalent polymer networks Weak force-activated covalent bonds as crosslink points can increase mechanical strength and ductility in… show more Mengqi Du, Hannes A. Houck & Guanjun Chang Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Excited-state spin-resonance spectroscopy of V−B defect centers in hexagonal boron nitride The negatively charged boron vacancy in hBN shows promise as a quantum sensor, but, until recently, the focus has… show more Nikhil Mathur, Arunabh Mukherjee & Gregory D. Fuchs Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Ultrafast self-heating synthesis of robust heterogeneous nanocarbides for high current density hydrogen evolution reaction Industry-level water splitting requires highly active and stable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts.… show more Chenyu Li, Zhijie Wang & Kai Liu Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Slowdown of photoexcited spin dynamics in the non-collinear spin-ordered phases in skyrmion host GaV4S8 Skyrmions are a topological magnetic texture that have garnered considerable interest for various technological… show more Fumiya Sekiguchi, Kestutis Budzinauskas & Paul H. M. van Loosdrecht Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Magnetic field screening in hydrogen-rich high-temperature superconductors Superconductivity in hydrides has been primarily explored by electrical transport measurements. Here, the authors… show more V. S. Minkov, S. L. Bud’ko & M. I. Eremets Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Molecularly cleavable bioinks facilitate high-performance digital light processing-based bioprinting of functional volumetric soft tissues Soft tissue fabrication using digital light processing remains challenging. Here the authors present a molecular… show more Mian Wang, Wanlu Li & Yu Shrike Zhang Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Compact light field photography towards versatile three-dimensional vision Light field imaging typically requires large format detectors and yet often compromises resolution or speed.… show more Xiaohua Feng, Yayao Ma & Liang Gao Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access A boundary migration model for imaging within volumetric scattering media Imaging in scattering media is challenging due to signal attenuation and strong coupling of scattered and signal… show more Dongyu Du, Xin Jin & Jingyan Song Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Dual phase patterning during a congruent grain boundary phase transition in elemental copper The phase behavior of grain boundaries can influence the interfacial properties. Here the authors demonstrate… show more Lena Frommeyer, Tobias Brink & Christian H. Liebscher Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access The role of references and the elusive nature of the chemical bond The theory of chemical bonding relies on arbitrary references. Here the authors report a fundamental study on the… show more Ángel Martín Pendás & Evelio Francisco Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Learning emergent partial differential equations in a learned emergent space Machine learning tools allow to extract dynamical systems from data, however this problem remains challenging for… show more Felix P. Kemeth, Tom Bertalan & Ioannis G. Kevrekidis Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Teaming up main group metals with metallic iron to boost hydrogenation catalysis Elemental iron turns alkaline-earth metal complexes into highly active catalysts for the hydrogenation of… show more Christian Färber, Philipp Stegner & Sjoerd Harder Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Ultra-sensitive polarization-resolved black phosphorus homojunction photodetector defined by ferroelectric domains Integrated polarization-sensitive photodetectors are important for sensing applications and optical… show more Shuaiqin Wu, Yan Chen & Jianlu Wang Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Room-temperature high-precision printing of flexible wireless electronics based on MXene inks High-precision printing of flexible wireless electronics has not been achieved before. Here, the authors leverage… show more Yuzhou Shao, Lusong Wei & Jianfeng Ping Article 09 June 2022 | Open Access Resilience of urban public electric vehicle charging infrastructure to flooding A study of how the Greater London electric vehicle charging network is affected by flooding reveals… show more Gururaghav Raman, Gurupraanesh Raman & Jimmy Chih-Hsien Peng Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Development of efficient aqueous organic redox flow batteries using ion-sieving sulfonated polymer membranes Aqueous organic redox flow batteries are promising for grid-scale energy storage, although their practical… show more Chunchun Ye, Anqi Wang & Qilei Song Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Paramagnetic encoding of molecules Molecules offer enormous capacity for information storage. Here, the authors show that information can be encoded… show more Jan Kretschmer, Tomáš David & Miloslav Polasek Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Deciphering quantum fingerprints in electric conductance Scattering of electrons from defects and boundaries in mesoscopic samples is encoded in quantum interference… show more Shunsuke Daimon, Kakeru Tsunekawa & Eiji Saitoh Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Photo and copper dual catalysis for allene syntheses from propargylic derivatives via one-electron process Transition-metal-catalyzed couplings of propargylic alcohol derivatives with organometallic reagents proceeds via… show more Qi Liu, Jian Zheng & Shengming Ma Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Efficient aqueous remote loading of peptides in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Encapsulation of bioactive peptides in slow-release particles is complex and relies on organic solvents. Here,… show more Morgan B. Giles, Justin K. Y. Hong & Steven P. Schwendeman Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Integration of multiple electronic components on a microfibre towards an emerging electronic textile platform Towards further integration and miniaturization of e-textiles, in this work, authors demonstrate an integrated… show more Sunbin Hwang, Minji Kang & Tae-Wook Kim Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Highly-efficient RuNi single-atom alloy catalysts toward chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes Catalytic hydrogenation of available nitroarenes is an environmentally benign and recyclable approach to… show more Wei Liu, Haisong Feng & Min Wei Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Optomechanical crystal with bound states in the continuum Unsuspended optomechanical systems might enable unique applications for quantum sensing and transduction. Here,… show more Shengyan Liu, Hao Tong & Kejie Fang Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Deep learning enables reference-free isotropic super-resolution for volumetric fluorescence microscopy Volumetric fluorescence microscopy is often limited by anisotropic spatial resolution. Here, the authors present… show more Hyoungjun Park, Myeongsu Na & Jong Chul Ye Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Transforming Ti3C2Tx MXene’s intrinsic hydrophilicity into superhydrophobicity for efficient photothermal membrane desalination Membrane distillation is susceptible to thermal inefficiency and membrane wetting issues during seawater… show more Baoping Zhang, Pak Wai Wong & Alicia Kyoungjin An Article 08 June 2022 | Open Access Activated chemical bonds in nanoporous and amorphous iridium oxides favor low overpotential for oxygen evolution reaction Here the authors use density-functional theory calculations to examine structure-property relations of nanoporous… show more Sangseob Lee, Yun-Jae Lee & Aloysius Soon Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Berry curvature-induced local spin polarisation in gated graphene/WTe2 heterostructures Spin-based electronics offers significantly improved efficiency, but a major challenge is the electric… show more Lukas Powalla, Jonas Kiemle & Marko Burghard Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Enyne diketones as substrate in asymmetric Nazarov cyclization for construction of chiral allene cyclopentenones Developing classes of substrates for the Nazarov reaction is an important endeavour for synthetic chemistry.… show more Shengbiao Tang, Peng Zhang & Jiangtao Sun Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Assembling covalent organic framework membranes via phase switching for ultrafast molecular transport Covalent organic framework (COF) membranes are important in low energy and cost-effective molecular separations… show more Niaz Ali Khan, Runnan Zhang & Zhongyi Jiang Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Dual chirped microcomb based parallel ranging at megapixel-line rates Photonic integrated systems can be harnessed for fast and efficient optical telecommunication and metrology… show more Anton Lukashchuk, Johann Riemensberger & Tobias J. Kippenberg Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Experimental realization of one dimensional helium Helium isotopes are interesting platforms for testing the quantum properties of fluids. Here the authors… show more Adrian Del Maestro, Nathan S. Nichols & Paul E. Sokol Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Multi-scale turbulence simulation suggesting improvement of electron heated plasma confinement Understanding the transport of the particles and fuel in the fusion plasma is fundamentally important. Here the… show more Shinya Maeyama, Tomo-Hiko Watanabe & Akihiro Ishizawa Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Engineered non-covalent π interactions as key elements for chiral recognition Non-covalent π interactions have been rarely used as a design element for promoting chemical reactions. Here the… show more Ming Yu Jin, Qianqian Zhen & Chen Xu Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access The molecular mechanism of constructive remodeling of a mechanically-loaded polymer Large mechanical loads usually degrade polymers by accelerating fragmentation of their backbones but rarely, they… show more Chenxu Wang, Sergey Akbulatov & Roman Boulatov Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Language models can learn complex molecular distributions Generative models for the novo molecular design attract enormous interest for exploring the chemical space. Here… show more Daniel Flam-Shepherd, Kevin Zhu & Alán Aspuru-Guzik Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Optical linewidth of soliton microcombs Understanding noise dynamics in frequency combs is crucial for applications. Here, the authors study the phase… show more Fuchuan Lei, Zhichao Ye & Victor Torres-Company Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Liquid crystals of neat boron nitride nanotubes and their assembly into ordered macroscopic materials Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTS) have only been shown to dissolve in chlorosulfonic acid (CSA) at low… show more Cedric J. Simonsen Ginestra, Cecilia Martínez-Jiménez & Matteo Pasquali Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Steering surface reconstruction of copper with electrolyte additives for CO2 electroreduction Cu metal suffers from unavoidable and uncontrollable surface reconstruction during electrocatalysis. The authors… show more Zishan Han, Daliang Han & Quan-Hong Yang Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Elucidating the origin of chiroptical activity in chiral 2D perovskites through nano-confined growth In this study, Ma et al. demonstrated that asymmetric hydrogen-bonding interaction between chiral organic spacer… show more Sunihl Ma, Young-Kwang Jung & Jooho Moon Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Switching the NIR upconversion of nanoparticles for the orthogonal activation of photoacoustic imaging and phototherapy Upconversion nanoparticles can be used to both image and treat tumors. Here, the authors describe an upconversion… show more Yang Yang, Jinshu Huang & Tao Zhang Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Fibrous hydrogels under biaxial confinement Studies of the confinement of filamentous hydrogels such as fibrin, a major component of blood clots, can shed… show more Yang Li, Yunfeng Li & Eugenia Kumacheva Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Pixel-level Bayer-type colour router based on metasurfaces Though metasurface-based 3D colour routers are attractive for next-generation colour imaging systems, their… show more Xiujuan Zou, Youming Zhang & Zhenlin Wang Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Multilevel polarization switching in ferroelectric thin films Setting any polarization value in ferroelectric thin films is a key step for their implementation in neuromorphic… show more Martin F. Sarott, Marta D. Rossell & Morgan Trassin Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Small reorganization energy acceptors enable low energy losses in non-fullerene organic solar cells Minimising energy loss is important for achieving high-performance organic solar cells. Here, the authors design… show more Yanan Shi, Yilin Chang & Zhixiang Wei Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Isospin competitions and valley polarized correlated insulators in twisted double bilayer graphene Previous studies of twisted double bilayer graphene have been limited to AB-AB stacking, featuring spin-polarized… show more Le Liu, Shihao Zhang & Guangyu Zhang Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Linear response theory of open systems with exceptional points The authors develop a closed-form expansion of the linear response associated with resonant non-Hermitian systems… show more A. Hashemi, K. Busch & R. El-Ganainy Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Paramagnons and high-temperature superconductivity in a model family of cuprates Finding a parameter that limits the critical temperature of cuprate superconductors can provide crucial insight… show more Lichen Wang, Guanhong He & Yuan Li Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Rapid and up-scalable manufacturing of gigahertz nanogap diodes The incoming internet of things technology requires mass production of radiofrequency electronics. Here,… show more Kalaivanan Loganathan, Hendrik Faber & Thomas D. Anthopoulos Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Salivary gland organoid culture maintains distinct glandular properties of murine and human major salivary glands The long-term maintenance of diverse salivary gland cells remains challenging. Here the authors establish a… show more Yeo-Jun Yoon, Donghyun Kim & Jae-Yol Lim Article 07 June 2022 | Open Access Electro-optical mechanically flexible coaxial microprobes for minimally invasive interfacing with intrinsic neural circuits The authors demonstrate a compact multi-modal electro-optical coaxial microprobe design that offers small… show more Spencer Ward, Conor Riley & Donald J. Sirbuly Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Lanthanum nitrate as aqueous electrolyte additive for favourable zinc metal electrodeposition Zinc metal is a promising anode material for aqueous secondary batteries. However, the unfavourable morphologies… show more Ruirui Zhao, Haifeng Wang & Yunhui Huang Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Unraveling the mechanism for paired electrocatalysis of organics with water as a feedstock Production of value-added chemicals by using renewable energy and cheap water attract great interest. Herein, the… show more Ganceng Yang, Yanqing Jiao & Honggang Fu Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Machine learning the metastable phase diagram of covalently bonded carbon Exploration of metastable phases of a given elemental composition is a data-intensive task. Here the authors… show more Srilok Srinivasan, Rohit Batra & Subramanian K.R.S. Sankaranarayanan Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Skyrmion pinning energetics in thin film systems Skyrmions, topological spin textures, can be pinned by defects present in the material that hosts them,… show more Raphael Gruber, Jakub Zázvorka & Mathias Kläui Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access A continuum of bright and dark-pulse states in a photonic-crystal resonator A Kerr-nonlinear resonator with normal dispersion supports bright and dark pulse states. With photonic crystal… show more Su-Peng Yu, Erwan Lucas & Scott B. Papp Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Nonlinear co-generation of graphene plasmons for optoelectronic logic operations Nano-photonic devices based on 2D materials offer a potential solution for the miniaturization of optical… show more Yiwei Li, Ning An & Baicheng Yao Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Measuring and directing charge transfer in heterogenous catalysts Precise control of charge transfer between catalyst nanoparticles and supports presents a unique opportunity to… show more Michael J. Zachman, Victor Fung & Miaofang Chi Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Catalytic activity imperative for nanoparticle dose enhancement in photon and proton therapy Nanoparticles have recently received attention in radiation therapy since they can act as radioenhancers. In this… show more Lukas R. H. Gerken, Alexander Gogos & Inge K. Herrmann Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Ferroelectric domain-wall logic units Ferroelectric domain walls have been extensively explored for nanoelectronics, but the logic devices are still… show more Jing Wang, Jing Ma & Ce-Wen Nan Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Steerable drops on heated concentric microgroove arrays Guided drop transport at high temperature is of great importance in various water and thermal management… show more Cong Liu, Chenguang Lu & Yahua Liu Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access The piston Riemann problem in a photon superfluid The flow of light in nonlinear media can be considered as superfluid flow and described with quantum… show more Abdelkrim Bendahmane, Gang Xu & Stefano Trillo Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Gigahertz free-space electro-optic modulators based on Mie resonances Active photonics in free space is important in computing, imaging and sensing. Here, hybrid silicon-organic… show more Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus, Sydney Mason & Federico Capasso Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access On the damage tolerance of 3-D printed Mg-Ti interpenetrating-phase composites with bioinspired architectures Bioinspired architectures are desired to achieve improved mechanical properties, but challenging to achieve in… show more Mingyang Zhang, Ning Zhao & Robert O. Ritchie Article 06 June 2022 | Open Access Artificially sporulated Escherichia coli cells as a robust cell factory for interfacial biocatalysis Whole-cell biocatalysis is of interest for the efficient production of a range of products but cell stability can… show more Zhiyong Sun, René Hübner & Changzhu Wu