Article 07 October 2022 | Open Access Migration of solidification grain boundaries and prediction Solidification grain boundary migration (SGBM) occurs in metals and alloys manufactured by casting, welding, or… show more Hongmei Liu, Shenglu Lu & Ma Qian Article 07 October 2022 | Open Access High-precision electron affinity of oxygen High-precision measurements are useful to find isotopic shifts and electron correlation. Here the authors measure… show more Moa K. Kristiansson, Kiattichart Chartkunchand & Dag Hanstorp Article 06 October 2022 | Open Access Sub-optical-cycle light-matter energy transfer in molecular vibrational spectroscopy Energy transfer between the electromagnetic field and atoms or molecules is fundamentally interesting. Here the… show more Martin T. Peschel, Maximilian Högner & Ioachim Pupeza Article 06 October 2022 | Open Access Mode coupling bi-stability and spectral broadening in buckled carbon nanotube mechanical resonators Computing, memories, and digital electronics are based on the operation principle of bi-stable systems. Here,… show more Sharon Rechnitz, Tal Tabachnik & Yuval E. Yaish Article 06 October 2022 | Open Access Solar reduction of carbon dioxide on copper-tin electrocatalysts with energy conversion efficiency near 20% Solar-driven carbon dioxide reduction has witnessed a renaissance in the past decades, but the system suffers… show more Jing Gao, Jun Li & Michael Grätzel Article 06 October 2022 | Open Access Continuously tunable ferroelectric domain width down to the single-atomic limit in bismuth tellurite Tunability of ferroelectric domain structure is significant in ferroelectric materials. Here, the authors present… show more Mengjiao Han, Cong Wang & Junhao Lin Article 06 October 2022 | Open Access Atomically dispersed chromium coordinated with hydroxyl clusters enabling efficient hydrogen oxidation on ruthenium Overcoming the sluggish kinetics of hydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline media is of critical importance for… show more Bingxing Zhang, Baohua Zhang & Hongge Pan Article 06 October 2022 | Open Access The Donnan potential revealed Donnan electrical potential is widely adopted to describe ion distribution between two solutions separated by a… show more Pinar Aydogan Gokturk, Rahul Sujanani & Ethan J. Crumlin Article 06 October 2022 | Open Access Dispersive transport dynamics in porous media emerge from local correlations Dispersive transport through complex media, relevant for semiconductors, liquid crystals, and biological soft… show more Felix J. Meigel, Thomas Darwent & Karen Alim Article 06 October 2022 | Open Access Differential nuclear import sets the timing of protein access to the embryonic genome Here the authors address how embryos control the timing of specific gene activation in early frog development.… show more Thao Nguyen, Eli J. Costa & Martin Wühr Article 06 October 2022 | Open Access High-quality microresonators in the longwave infrared based on native germanium Developing longwave infrared technology hide intrinsic challenges but at the same time is important to develop… show more Dingding Ren, Chao Dong & David Burghoff Review Article 05 October 2022 | Open Access 3D-printed microrobots from design to translation Microbots have attracted attention due to an ability to reach places and perform tasks which are not possible… show more Sajjad Rahmani Dabbagh, Misagh Rezapour Sarabi & Savas Tasoglu Article 05 October 2022 | Open Access Topologically-imposed vacancies and mobile solid 3He on carbon nanotube Probing fundamental quantum systems and their phase change is interesting. Here the authors demonstrate the… show more I. Todoshchenko, M. Kamada & P. J. Hakonen Article 04 October 2022 | Open Access Fast hydrogen purification through graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet membranes In this work, lamellar graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet membranes are constructed for gas separation.… show more Yisa Zhou, Ying Wu & Haihui Wang Article 04 October 2022 | Open Access Noise-injected analog Ising machines enable ultrafast statistical sampling and machine learning Ising machines are accelerators for computing difficult optimization problems. In this work, Böhm et al.… show more Fabian Böhm, Diego Alonso-Urquijo & Guy Van der Sande Article 04 October 2022 | Open Access Orthogonally-tunable and ER-targeting fluorophores detect avian influenza virus early infection Methods to detect and distinguish the early stage of viral infection often involve complicated and time-consuming… show more Taewon Kang, Md Mamunul Haque & Dongwhan Lee Article 04 October 2022 | Open Access Chiral superstructures of inorganic nanorods by macroscopic mechanical grinding Chiroptic materials made of self-assembled nanomaterials are essential for advanced optical applications. Here,… show more Zhiwei Yang, Yanze Wei & Zhijie Yang Article 04 October 2022 | Open Access Volcano-type relationship between oxidation states and catalytic activity of single-atom catalysts towards hydrogen evolution While single atom catalysis offers high efficiency for materials use, different possible atomic configurations… show more Dong Cao, Haoxiang Xu & Daojian Cheng Article 04 October 2022 | Open Access Predictive control of selective secondary alcohol oxidation of glycerol on NiOOH While valuable chemicals can be obtained from biomass electro-oxidation, the mechanisms can be challenging to… show more McKenna K. Goetz, Michael T. Bender & Kyoung-Shin Choi Article 04 October 2022 | Open Access Thermal management of chips by a device prototype using synergistic effects of 3-D heat-conductive network and electrocaloric refrigeration Efficient thermal structure and precise heat management become a substantial challenge for electronics. Here,… show more Ming-Ding Li, Xiao-Quan Shen & Qun-Dong Shen Article 04 October 2022 | Open Access Two-particle time-domain interferometry in the fractional quantum Hall effect regime Excitations of the fractional quantum Hall states are of great interest because they obey anyonic statistics, but… show more I. Taktak, M. Kapfer & D. C. Glattli Article 04 October 2022 | Open Access Evolution of Br⋯Br contacts in enantioselective molecular recognition during chiral 2D crystallization Halogen-mediated interactions control molecular recognition in many chemical and biological systems. Here, the… show more Zhen-Yu Yi, Xue-Qing Yang & Li-Jun Wan Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Bias-free solar hydrogen production at 19.8 mA cm−2 using perovskite photocathode and lignocellulosic biomass While light-driven water splitting offers a means to produce renewable H2 fuel, water oxidation limits… show more Yuri Choi, Rashmi Mehrotra & Jungki Ryu Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Nano-electromechanical spatial light modulator enabled by asymmetric resonant dielectric metasurfaces This work experimentally demonstrates nano-electromechanically tunable asymmetric dielectric metasurfaces. The… show more Hyounghan Kwon, Tianzhe Zheng & Andrei Faraon Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Ultrathin crystalline-silicon-based strain gauges with deep learning algorithms for silent speech interfaces Designing an efficient platform that enables verbal communication without vocalization remains a challenge. Here,… show more Taemin Kim, Yejee Shin & Ki Jun Yu Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Emergent anisotropy in the Fulde–Ferrell–Larkin–Ovchinnikov state The famous Fulde–Ferrell–Larkin– Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state is a spatially-modulated superconducting state with a… show more Shusaku Imajo, Toshihiro Nomura & Koichi Kindo Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Ptn–Ov synergistic sites on MoOx/γ-Mo2N heterostructure for low-temperature reverse water–gas shift reaction Constructing effective synergistic sites between multiple components in supported catalysts is the key to improve… show more Hao-Xin Liu, Jin-Ying Li & Ding Ma Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Versatile self-assembled electrospun micropyramid arrays for high-performance on-skin devices with minimal sensory interference Designing efficient on-skin devices with minimal sensory interference remains challenging. Here, Zhang et al.… show more Jia-Han Zhang, Zhengtong Li & Lijia Pan Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Uniformly aligned flexible magnetic films from bacterial nanocelluloses for fast actuating optical materials Naturally derived biopolymers attracted great interest to construct photonic materials but traditional processing… show more Xiaofang Zhang, Saewon Kang & Vladimir V. Tsukruk Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Unraveling the electrocatalytic reduction mechanism of enols on copper in aqueous media Understanding the electrochemical deoxygenation pathway of aldehydes and ketones is important yet challenging.… show more Zhihao Cui, Xing’an Dong & Anne C. Co Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Coupling of nanocrystal hexagonal array and two-dimensional metastable substrate boosts H2-production The construction of well-ordered nanoarrays, particularly invoking metastable material phases, remains a… show more Zhenglong Fan, Fan Liao & Qi Shao Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Inhibiting weld cracking in high-strength aluminium alloys Fusion welding of 7000 series aluminum alloy is plagued by cracking from a fine equiaxed zone (FQZ). Here, the… show more Yanan Hu, Shengchuan Wu & Philip J. Withers Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Towards development of a high-strength stainless Mg alloy with Al-assisted growth of passive film High-strength Mg alloys are often sought-after for automotive and aerospace applications, but they have an… show more Qingchun Zhu, Yangxin Li & Xiaoqin Zeng Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Quantifying ethnic segregation in cities through random walks Socioeconomic segregation is one of the main factors behind large-scale inequalities in urban areas and its… show more Sandro Sousa & Vincenzo Nicosia Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Real-space measurement of orbital electron populations for Li1-xCoO2 Experimentally probing the orbital population is highly desirable to resolve the redox mechanism of cathodes… show more Tongtong Shang, Dongdong Xiao & Jing Zhu Article 03 October 2022 | Open Access Sub-wavelength patterned pulse laser lithography for efficient fabrication of large-area metasurfaces Fabrication of metasurfaces with nanoscale structures is inefficient for large areas. Here, the authors introduce… show more Lingyu Huang, Kang Xu & Shaolin Xu Article 02 October 2022 | Open Access Adsorbate chemical environment-based machine learning framework for heterogeneous catalysis A combination of electronic structure calculations and machine learning strategies is developed to predict… show more Pushkar G. Ghanekar, Siddharth Deshpande & Jeffrey Greeley Article 02 October 2022 | Open Access Quantum wake dynamics in Heisenberg antiferromagnetic chains It has long been suggested that the inverse Fourier transform of neutron scattering data gives access to space-… show more A. Scheie, P. Laurell & D. A. Tennant Article 02 October 2022 | Open Access Rapid complete reconfiguration induced actual active species for industrial hydrogen evolution reaction Rational regulation of electrochemical reconfiguration and exploration of activity origin are important for… show more Luqi Wang, Yixin Hao & Shengjie Peng Article 02 October 2022 | Open Access Topological zero-dimensional defect and flux states in three-dimensional insulators Many topological crystalline phases have unknown physical responses. Here, the authors systematically extend the… show more Frank Schindler, Stepan S. Tsirkin & Benjamin J. Wieder Article 02 October 2022 | Open Access Farey tree and devil’s staircase of frequency-locked breathers in ultrafast lasers Fractal optical solitons were studied in theory while it is cumbersome their experimental realization in optics… show more Xiuqi Wu, Ying Zhang & Heping Zeng Article 02 October 2022 | Open Access Self-organization of an inhomogeneous memristive hardware for sequence learning One gap between the neuro-inspired computing and its applications lies in the intrinsic variability of the… show more Melika Payvand, Filippo Moro & Giacomo Indiveri Article 02 October 2022 | Open Access Triangular lattice quantum dimer model with variable dimer density Quantum dimer models are known to host topological quantum spin liquid phases, and it has recently become… show more Zheng Yan, Rhine Samajdar & Zi Yang Meng Article 02 October 2022 | Open Access Low 13C-13C abundances in abiotic ethane Distinguishing biotic compounds from abiotic ones is critical to the search for life in the universe. Here, the… show more Koudai Taguchi, Alexis Gilbert & Yuichiro Ueno Article 01 October 2022 | Open Access Hydrogen-substituted graphdiyne encapsulated cuprous oxide photocathode for efficient and stable photoelectrochemical water reduction Cu2O-based photocathodes for photoelectrochemical water reduction suffer severe self-photo-corrosion issue. Here… show more Xue Zhou, Baihe Fu & Zhonghai Zhang Article 01 October 2022 | Open Access Wien effect in interfacial water dissociation through proton-permeable graphene electrodes Direct observation of electric field effects in the water dissociation reaction remains elusive. Here, the… show more J. Cai, E. Griffin & M. Lozada-Hidalgo Article 01 October 2022 | Open Access Tracking moving objects through scattering media via speckle correlations Imaging though strongly scattering media is challenging and computationally intensive. Here, the authors show… show more Y. Jauregui-Sánchez, H. Penketh & J. Bertolotti Article 01 October 2022 | Open Access The effect of enantioselective chiral covalent organic frameworks and cysteine sacrificial donors on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution Chiral covalent organic frameworks are demonstrated to enable the docking of sacrificial electron donors via… show more Weijun Weng & Jia Guo Article 01 October 2022 | Open Access Hydrogen-bonds mediate liquid-liquid phase separation of mussel derived adhesive peptides The phase separation in the coacervates of adhesive muscle foot proteins is not fully understood. Here, the… show more Qi Guo, Guijin Zou & Jing Yu Article 01 October 2022 | Open Access Chip-scale high-peak-power semiconductor/solid-state vertically integrated laser Here the authors demonstrate chip-scale high-peak-power lasers by vertical integration of semiconductor and solid… show more Jianglin Yue, Kenji Tanaka & Masanao Kamata