Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access Electro-active metaobjective from metalenses-on-demand Future optical devices, e.g., for AR and VR, will require sophisticated flat metaoptics with unique optical… show more Julian Karst, Yohan Lee & Harald Giessen Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access A charged diatomic triple-bonded U≡N species trapped in C82 fullerene cages Diatomic actinide molecules are ideal models for studying rare multiple-bond motifs. Here, the authors report… show more Qingyu Meng, Laura Abella & Ning Chen Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access Engineered disorder in CO2 photocatalysis Developing an efficient photocatalyst for CO2 reduction is appealing. Here, the authors report a core-shell… show more Zhao Li, Chengliang Mao & Geoffrey A. Ozin Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access Rapid atom-efficient polyolefin plastics hydrogenolysis mediated by a well-defined single-site electrophilic/cationic organo-zirconium catalyst Polyolefins are a major fraction of plastic waste, yet their catalytic recycling is challenging due to their… show more Alexander H. Mason, Alessandro Motta & Tobin J. Marks Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access High thermal conductivity in wafer-scale cubic silicon carbide crystals High thermal conductivity electronic materials are critical for next-generation electronics and photonics. Here,… show more Zhe Cheng, Jianbo Liang & David G. Cahill Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access Engineering superconducting qubits to reduce quasiparticles and charge noise Quasiparticles, or broken Cooper pairs, are a major source of decoherence in superconducting qubits but their… show more Xianchuang Pan, Yuxuan Zhou & Dapeng Yu Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access Breakup of the proton halo nucleus 8B near barrier energies Halo-structured nuclei are examples of many-body open quantum system. Here the authors use a complete kinematics… show more L. Yang, C. J. Lin & F. P. Zhong Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access Quantum transport evidence of isolated topological nodal-line fermions Clear electronic transport signatures of topological nodal-line semimetals have been lacking due to their complex… show more Hoil Kim, Jong Mok Ok & Jun Sung Kim Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access Optically trapped room temperature polariton condensate in an organic semiconductor The authors demonstrate on-the-fly reconfigurable optical trapping of organic polariton condensates which are… show more Mengjie Wei, Wouter Verstraelen & Hamid Ohadi Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access Generation of Fermat’s spiral patterns by solutal Marangoni-driven coiling in an aqueous two-phase system In this work, the authors describe a three-dimensional Marangoni transport process in an aqueous two-phase… show more Yang Xiao, Neil M. Ribe & Ho Cheung Shum Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access Structure- and computational-aided engineering of an oxidase to produce isoeugenol from a lignin-derived compound Lignin can be depolymerized into 4-alkylphenols by chemical means. Here the authors show a three-step… show more Yiming Guo, Laura Alvigini & Marco W. Fraaije Article 23 November 2022 | Open Access GhostKnockoff inference empowers identification of putative causal variants in genome-wide association studies The authors present GhostKnockoff, a method for genome-wide association studies which can be applied to enhance… show more Zihuai He, Linxi Liu & Iuliana Ionita-Laza Article 22 November 2022 | Open Access Observation of site-selective chemical bond changes via ultrafast chemical shifts X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy probes the chemical environment in a molecule at a specific atomic site. Here… show more Andre Al-Haddad, Solène Oberli & Christoph Bostedt Article 22 November 2022 | Open Access Impact of hydronium ions on the Pd-catalyzed furfural hydrogenation Hydrogen binding and furfural adsorption are critical steps in Pd-catalyzed furfural hydrogenation reactions in… show more Iris K. M. Yu, Fuli Deng & Johannes A. Lercher Article 22 November 2022 | Open Access Spatially nanoconfined N-type polymer semiconductors for stretchable ultrasensitive X-ray detection Wearable and skin-like X-ray detectors need intrinsic flexibility and high sensitivity. Here Guo et al. develop a… show more Yangshuang Bian, Kai Liu & Yunlong Guo Article 22 November 2022 | Open Access The nonequilibrium cost of accurate information processing Storage of information, in any form, relies on patterns standing out from thermal fluctuations. In this work, the… show more Giulio Chiribella, Fei Meng & Man-Hong Yung Article 22 November 2022 | Open Access Unraveling sulfur chemistry in interstellar carbon oxide ices The authors report photolytic H atom transfer reactions of HOSO• in astronomical CO & CO2 ices, forming reactive… show more Xiaolong Li, Bo Lu & Xiaoqing Zeng Article 22 November 2022 | Open Access Biomimetic electrodynamic nanoparticles comprising ginger-derived extracellular vesicles for synergistic anti-infective therapy Antibacterial materials often suffer from issues around safety and application in complex in vivo environments.… show more Zhuangzhuang Qiao, Kai Zhang & Fu-Jian Xu Article 21 November 2022 | Open Access Quantum bath engineering of a high impedance microwave mode through quasiparticle tunneling Quantum bath engineering in the context of circuit quantum electrodynamics typically relies on single-photon… show more Gianluca Aiello, Mathieu Féchant & Jérôme Estève Article 21 November 2022 | Open Access Biodegradation of highly crystallized poly(ethylene terephthalate) through cell surface codisplay of bacterial PETase and hydrophobin High-crystallinity poly(ethylene terephthalate) is a major recycling challenge. Here, the authors show an… show more Zhuozhi Chen, Rongdi Duan & Zefang Wang Article 21 November 2022 | Open Access A theory-driven synthesis of symmetric and unsymmetric 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane analogues via radical difunctionalization of ethylene DPPEs are fundamental bidentate ligands with a C2-alkyl-linker chain for many transition-metal-catalyzed… show more Hideaki Takano, Hitomi Katsuyama & Tsuyoshi Mita Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Photocatalytic direct borylation of carboxylic acids Boronic acids are useful reagents in organic synthesis and thus methods to prepare these compounds under mild… show more Qiang Wei, Yuhsuan Lee & Zhibo Liu Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Phosphorylation disrupts long-distance electron transport in cytochrome c Electron transfer between mitochondrial cytochrome c and subunit of cytochrome bc1 can proceed at long distance.… show more Alexandre M. J. Gomila, Gonzalo Pérez-Mejías & Anna Lagunas Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Charge-separation driven mechanism via acylium ion intermediate migration during catalytic carbonylation in mordenite zeolite The tremendous application of carbonylation reaction requires the elaborate explanation to reaction mechanism.… show more Wei Chen, Karolina A. Tarach & Anmin Zheng Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Continuous resin refilling and hydrogen bond synergistically assisted 3D structural color printing 3D photonic crystals (PCs) attract attention due to their unique optical properties but printing of colloidal… show more Yu Zhang, Lidian Zhang & Yanlin Song Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Controlling Floquet states on ultrashort time scales Floquet engineering aims at inducing new properties in materials with light. Here the authors have used pulses of… show more Matteo Lucchini, Fabio Medeghini & Mauro Nisoli Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Back-illuminated photoelectrochemical flow cell for efficient CO2 reduction Conversion of CO2 into value-added products with renewable energy provides a promising route to realize carbon… show more Bin Liu, Tuo Wang & Jinlong Gong Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Onboard early detection and mitigation of lithium plating in fast-charging batteries Fast-charging is highly desired for lithium-ion batteries but is hindered by potential hazardous lithium plating… show more Wenxiao Huang, Yusheng Ye & Yi Cui Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Covalent organic framework membranes for efficient separation of monovalent cations Membrane technology holds great promise in separating monovalent cations but the sub-nanometer ion size and the… show more Hongjian Wang, Yeming Zhai & Zhongyi Jiang Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Imperceptible, designable, and scalable braided electronic cord Inspired by the characteristics of textile-based flexible electronic sensors, the authors report a braided… show more Min Chen, Jingyu Ouyang & Guangming Tao Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Regioselective Ni-Catalyzed reductive alkylsilylation of acrylonitrile with unactivated alkyl bromides and chlorosilanes Synthetic methodologies that enable the formation of C‒Si bonds in organic molecules are desirable. Here, the… show more Jinwei Sun, Yongze Zhou & Xuan Zhang Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Electricity consumption variation versus economic structure during COVID-19 on metropolitan statistical areas in the US In this paper the authors construct estimates of electricity consumption changes at the metropolitan level across… show more Jinning Wang, Fangxing Li & Trey Mingee Article 19 November 2022 | Open Access Melting of generalized Wigner crystals in transition metal dichalcogenide heterobilayer Moiré systems Recent experiments on a WSe2/WS2 hetero-bilayer detected incompressible charge ordered states considered to be… show more Michael Matty & Eun-Ah Kim Article 18 November 2022 | Open Access An enantioselective four-component reaction via assembling two reaction intermediates The interception of one chemical intermediate with another intermediate is very challenging, as intermediates may… show more Sifan Yu, Wenju Chang & Wenhao Hu Article 18 November 2022 | Open Access Decarboxylative oxidation-enabled consecutive C-C bond cleavage The selective cleavage of inert C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds and their subsequent functionalization is an important goal… show more Ruining Li, Ya Dong & Zhankui Sun Article 18 November 2022 | Open Access Accessing chiral sulfones bearing quaternary carbon stereocenters via photoinduced radical sulfur dioxide insertion and Truce–Smiles rearrangement The preparation of chiral sulfones featuring quaternary carbon stereocenters remains challenging. Here the… show more Jiapian Huang, Fei Liu & Jie Wu Article 18 November 2022 | Open Access Switching nanoprecipitates to resist hydrogen embrittlement in high-strength aluminum alloys Hydrogen embrittlement limits the strengthening of aluminum alloys. Here, the authors propose the precipitate… show more Yafei Wang, Bhupendra Sharma & Hiroyuki Toda Article 18 November 2022 | Open Access Enantioselective Ugi and Ugi-azide reactions catalyzed by anionic stereogenic-at-cobalt(III) complexes Ugi reactions are well known multicomponent reactions that allow the preparation of a variety of chemical… show more Bing-Bing Sun, Kun Liu & Jie Yu Article 18 November 2022 | Open Access Cesium-mediated electron redistribution and electron-electron interaction in high-pressure metallic CsPbI3 Halide perovskites display physical properties that are of both practical and fundamental interest. At high… show more Feng Ke, Jiejuan Yan & Yu Lin Article 18 November 2022 | Open Access Pre-equilibrium biosensors as an approach towards rapid and continuous molecular measurements Biosensors using ligand-receptor binding tend to operate under equilibrium conditions, but this can make… show more Nicolò Maganzini, Ian Thompson & Hyongsok Tom Soh Article 18 November 2022 | Open Access Fine-tuned local coordination environment of Pt single atoms on ceria controls catalytic reactivity CeO2-supported Pt single atoms with different coordination environments exhibit distinct behaviors in reactant… show more Wei Tan, Shaohua Xie & Fudong Liu Article 17 November 2022 | Open Access Nickel-catalyzed switchable 1,3-dienylation and enantioselective allenylation of phosphine oxides Asymmetric catalytic methods for the divergent construction of phosphoryl derivatives are not widely available.… show more Jiayin Zhang, Xihao Chang & Chang Guo