Article 30 June 2022 | Open Access On-chip bacterial foraging training in silicon photonic circuits for projection-enabled nonlinear classification On-chip training of machine learning algorithms is challenging for photonic devices. Here, the authors construct… show more Guangwei Cong, Noritsugu Yamamoto & Koji Yamada Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access BIGDML—Towards accurate quantum machine learning force fields for materials Most machine-learning force fields dismiss long-range interactions. Here the authors demonstrate the BIGDML… show more Huziel E. Sauceda, Luis E. Gálvez-González & Alexandre Tkatchenko Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access Investigating water/oil interfaces with opto-thermophoresis Charging of interfaces between water and hydrophobic media is a mysterious feature whose nature and origin remain… show more Youngsun Kim, Hongru Ding & Yuebing Zheng Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access Unraveling the molecular mechanism of MIL-53(Al) crystallization The discovery and control of the synthesis of metal–organic frameworks remains challenging due to the lack of… show more Daniil Salionov, Olesya O. Semivrazhskaya & Vitaly L. Sushkevich Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access Heat-fueled enzymatic cascade for selective oxyfunctionalization of hydrocarbons Thermoelectric materials enable us to convert heat into electricity, but their application has been limited to… show more Jaeho Yoon, Hanhwi Jang & Chan Beum Park Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access Passive mode-locking and terahertz frequency comb generation in resonant-tunneling-diode oscillator The authors report passive mode-locking and frequency-comb generation induced by optical feedback in the… show more Tomoki Hiraoka, Yuta Inose & Koichiro Tanaka Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access Boosting electrocatalytic CO2–to–ethanol production via asymmetric C–C coupling It is of high interest to convert CO2 into valuable ethanol product. Here the authors demonstrate the asymmetric… show more Pengtang Wang, Hao Yang & Shi-Zhang Qiao Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access In-situ study of the impact of temperature and architecture on the interfacial structure of microgels The structural characterization of microgels at interfaces is fundamental for the understanding of their 2D phase… show more Steffen Bochenek, Fabrizio Camerin & Andrea Scotti Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access Light-intensity-dependent photoresponse time of organic photodetectors and its molecular origin Understanding the charge trapping mechanism in organic semiconductors is crucial to design molecules for… show more Chiara Labanti, Jiaying Wu & Ji-Seon Kim Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access Scanning gradiometry with a single spin quantum magnetometer Scanning NV center magnetometry enables imaging of weak magnetic fields at the nanoscale. Huxter et al. achieve… show more W. S. Huxter, M. L. Palm & C. L. Degen Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access Two-band optical gain and ultrabright electroluminescence from colloidal quantum dots at 1000 A cm−2 Nonradiative Auger recombination and poor stability of colloidal-quantum-dot solids at high current densities are… show more Heeyoung Jung, Young-Shin Park & Victor I. Klimov Article 29 June 2022 | Open Access TPGS-based and S-thanatin functionalized nanorods for overcoming drug resistance in Klebsiella pneumonia Overproduction of efflux pumps represents an important mechanism of Klebsiella pneumonia resistance to… show more Xiaojuan Wang, Xiaoling Xu & Saiping Jiang Article 28 June 2022 | Open Access Surface plasmons induce topological transition in graphene/α-MoO3 heterostructures Hyperbolic phonon polaritons – mixed states of photons and anisotropic lattice vibrations – offer appealing… show more Francesco L. Ruta, Brian S. Y. Kim & D. N. Basov Article 28 June 2022 | Open Access Perfluorocycloparaphenylenes Synthetic methods for the preparation of perfluorinated aromatic compounds are desirable in materials science.… show more Hiroki Shudo, Motonobu Kuwayama & Kenichiro Itami Article 28 June 2022 | Open Access Compositional dependence of the fragility in metallic glass forming liquids In metallic liquids, the fragility is difficult to predict and measure. Here, the authors present the film… show more Sebastian A. Kube, Sungwoo Sohn & Jan Schroers Article 28 June 2022 | Open Access Anionic polymerization of nonaromatic maleimide to achieve full-color nonconventional luminescence Nonconventional luminophores without extended π-conjugation is a rising star in the area of luminescent materials… show more Xin Ji, Weiguo Tian & Jun Zhang Article 28 June 2022 | Open Access Upcycling Compact Discs for Flexible and Stretchable Bioelectronic Applications Electronic waste is a global issue brought about by the short lifespan of electronics. Here, the authors report a… show more Matthew S. Brown, Louis Somma & Ahyeon Koh Article 28 June 2022 | Open Access Nanoscale self-organization and metastable non-thermal metallicity in Mott insulators Mott metal-insulator transition in real materials is characterized by complex lattice and electron dynamics… show more Andrea Ronchi, Paolo Franceschini & Claudio Giannetti Article 28 June 2022 | Open Access Orthogonal interlayer coupling in an all-antiferromagnetic junction Ferromagnet/spacer/ferromagnet sandwiches have been studied extensively, and used in a variety of spintronic… show more Yongjian Zhou, Liyang Liao & Cheng Song Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Copper-catalyzed regio- and stereo-selective hydrosilylation of terminal allenes to access (E)-allylsilanes Regio- and stereoselective transition-metal catalysed hydrosilylation of terminal allenes to access… show more Shaowei Chen, Xiaoqian He & Xiao Shen Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Tailoring the metal electrode morphology via electrochemical protocol optimization for long-lasting aqueous zinc batteries Long-lasting zinc metal electrodes are crucial in developing commercial zinc-based batteries. Here, the authors… show more Qing Li, Ao Chen & Chunyi Zhi Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Third harmonic characterization of antiferromagnetic heterostructures Harmonic measurements have been used extensively in ferromagnetic/heavy metal heterostructures to characterize… show more Yang Cheng, Egecan Cogulu & Fengyuan Yang Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Hydroxyl radicals dominate reoxidation of oxide-derived Cu in electrochemical CO2 reduction The Cuδ+ species has been frequently detected during CO2 reduction and plays a key role in C-C coupling for C2+… show more Shijia Mu, Honglei Lu & Chunhua Cui Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Shape-assisted self-assembly Self-assembly and molecular recognition usually depend on strong, directional non-covalent interactions but also… show more Joseph F. Woods, Lucía Gallego & Michel Rickhaus Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Demonstration of a superconducting diode-with-memory, operational at zero magnetic field with switchable nonreciprocity Superconducting diodes, operational at zero magnetic field, can be used in supercomputers. Here, the authors… show more Taras Golod & Vladimir M. Krasnov Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access A unique Co@CoO catalyst for hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethylfuran The development of precious-metal-free catalysts to promote the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals… show more Shuang Xiang, Lin Dong & Yanqin Wang Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Sustainable wood electronics by iron-catalyzed laser-induced graphitization for large-scale applications Ecologically friendly wood electronics will help alleviating the shortcomings of state-of-art cellulose-based… show more Christopher H. Dreimol, Huizhang Guo & Guido Panzarasa Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Quasi-solid-state Zn-air batteries with an atomically dispersed cobalt electrocatalyst and organohydrogel electrolyte Quasi-solid-state Zn-air batteries are limited by sluggish kinetics and low temperature incompatibility. Here,… show more Qichen Wang, Qingguo Feng & Xiang Xiong Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Low-cost synthesis of small molecule acceptors makes polymer solar cells commercially viable The high−cost of the acceptor-donor-acceptor structured small molecule acceptors impedes its commercial viability… show more Hongyuan Fu, Jia Yao & Yongfang Li Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Light-induced charge generation in polymeric nanoparticles restores vision in advanced-stage retinitis pigmentosa rats Retinal dystrophies such as Retinitis pigmentosa are among the most prevalent causes of inherited incurable legal… show more S. Francia, D. Shmal & F. Benfenati Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access 21st-century stagnation in unvegetated sand-sea activity Earth’s largest dune fields are set to become less dynamic on average over this century due to anthropogenic… show more Andrew Gunn, Amy East & Douglas J. Jerolmack Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access Recovery of neural dynamics criticality in personalized whole-brain models of stroke The authors investigate the influence of brain injury (strokes) on the criticality of neural dynamics using… show more Rodrigo P. Rocha, Loren Koçillari & Maurizio Corbetta Article 27 June 2022 | Open Access POLYRETINA restores light responses in vivo in blind Göttingen minipigs Retinal prostheses hold potential for artificial vision in blind people. Here, authors show that POLYRETINA, a… show more Paola Vagni, Marta Jole Ildelfonsa Airaghi Leccardi & Diego Ghezzi