Article 14 January 2023 | Open Access Near-infrared-featured broadband CO2 reduction with water to hydrocarbons by surface plasmon Changes in Polycomb repression during interphase transition modulate the ability of pluripotent cells to enter cell differentiation. Canyu Hu, Xing Chen & Yujie Xiong Article 14 January 2023 | Open Access Experimental realisations of the fractional Schrödinger equation in the temporal domain Studies on the fractional Schrödinger equation (FSE) remain mostly theoretical, due to the lack of materials… show more Shilong Liu, Yingwen Zhang & Ebrahim Karimi Article 14 January 2023 | Open Access Mechanochemically accessing a challenging-to-synthesize depolymerizable polymer Polymers with low ceiling temperatures (Tc) are highly desirable as they can depolymerize under mild conditions,… show more Tze-Gang Hsu, Shiqi Liu & Junpeng Wang Article 14 January 2023 | Open Access A self-standing three-dimensional covalent organic framework film Fabrication of 3D covalent organic framework thin films is challenging. Here the authors report on a… show more Yizhou Yang, Yanyan Chen & Karl Börjesson Article 13 January 2023 | Open Access Volumetric additive manufacturing of pristine silk-based (bio)inks Volumetric additive manufacturing of protein scaffolds has a wide range of possible biomedical applications. Here… show more Maobin Xie, Liming Lian & Yu Shrike Zhang Article 13 January 2023 | Open Access Understanding the emergence of the boson peak in molecular glasses The ‘boson peak’ refers to an extra peak in the terahertz vibrational spectrum of glasses. It is now shown that… show more Mario González-Jiménez, Trent Barnard & Klaas Wynne Article 13 January 2023 | Open Access Discovery and biosynthesis of karnamicins as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors Treatment of hypertension entails use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. Here, the authors show a… show more Zhiyin Yu, Jian-Ping Huang & Sheng-Xiong Huang Article 13 January 2023 | Open Access Force-induced ion generation in zwitterionic hydrogels for a sensitive silent-speech sensor The development of sensitive hydrogel sensor without additional mobile ionic species is challenging. Here, the… show more Sijia Xu, Jie-Xiang Yu & Lei Zhang Article 13 January 2023 | Open Access Resolving the intrinsic short-range ordering of K+ ions on cleaved muscovite mica Mica is a naturally occurring 2D mineral that has been heavily studied in many diverse areas. Here authors… show more Giada Franceschi, Pavel Kocán & Ulrike Diebold Article 13 January 2023 | Open Access Near-infrared-IIb emitting single-atom catalyst for imaging-guided therapy of blood-brain barrier breakdown after traumatic brain injury Monitoring the status of blood-brain barrier (BBB) and inhibiting reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated… show more Biao Huang, Tao Tang & Ran Cui Article 12 January 2023 | Open Access Gas induced formation of inactive Li in rechargeable lithium metal batteries The formation of electrochemically inactive, or “dead”, lithium limits the reversibility of lithium metal… show more Yuxuan Xiang, Mingming Tao & Yong Yang Article 12 January 2023 | Open Access Pt nanoclusters on GaN nanowires for solar-asssisted seawater hydrogen evolution Seawater is the most abundant water source for hydrogen fuel production. Here the authors report a binary… show more Wan Jae Dong, Yixin Xiao & Zetian Mi Article 12 January 2023 | Open Access Programmable frequency-bin quantum states in a nano-engineered silicon device Frequency-bin qubits get the best of time-bin and dual-rail encodings, but require external modulators and pulse… show more Marco Clementi, Federico Andrea Sabattoli & Daniele Bajoni Article 12 January 2023 | Open Access kHz-precision wavemeter based on reconfigurable microsoliton Microcombs are vulnerable to the environmental perturbations. Here, the authors propose a universal mechanism to… show more Rui Niu, Ming Li & Chun-Hua Dong Article 12 January 2023 | Open Access Solid state ionics enabled ultra-sensitive detection of thermal trace with 0.001K resolution in deep sea Exploration of deep sea areas relies on sonar and other visual and auditory sensors, but gaining information via… show more Yucheng Zhang, Dekai Ye & Chao Wang Article 12 January 2023 | Open Access Absence of a pressure gap and atomistic mechanism of the oxidation of pure Co nanoparticles 3d transition metal nanoparticles are of interest in fields ranging from spintronics, catalysis, and biomedicine.… show more Jaianth Vijayakumar, Tatiana M. Savchenko & Armin Kleibert Article 12 January 2023 | Open Access 2D conjugated microporous polyacetylenes synthesized via halogen-bond-assisted radical solid-phase polymerization for high-performance metal-ion absorbents Polyacetylenes are an important class of conjugated polymers but are generally synthesized via metal-catalyzed… show more Hong Tho Le, Chen-Gang Wang & Atsushi Goto Article 12 January 2023 | Open Access Self-vectoring electromagnetic soft robots with high operational dimensionality Achieving efficiently reprogrammable actuation and high operational dimensionality for soft robots with a limited… show more Wenbo Li, Huyue Chen & Wenming Zhang Article 12 January 2023 | Open Access Large-scale perfused tissues via synthetic 3D soft microfluidics Bioengineering live tissues has remained challenging due to limited nutrient exchange in the growing tissues.… show more Sergei Grebenyuk, Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah & Adrian Ranga Article 12 January 2023 | Open Access Metal single-site catalyst design for electrocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide at industrial-relevant currents Direct hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis offers a sustainable alternative to the traditional energy-intensive… show more Peike Cao, Xie Quan & Jingguang G. Chen Article 11 January 2023 | Open Access Deciphering the catalytic mechanism of superoxide dismutase activity of carbon dot nanozyme Superoxide dismutase (SOD) nanozymes show mitigating effect on oxidative stress-related diseases, but are limited… show more Wenhui Gao, Jiuyang He & Xiyun Yan Article 11 January 2023 | Open Access Sub-nanometer-scale mapping of crystal orientation and depth-dependent structure of dislocation cores in SrTiO3 Accurate measurement of defect structures is hindered by complex atomic configuration and/or crystal tilt. Here,… show more Haozhi Sha, Yunpeng Ma & Rong Yu Article 11 January 2023 | Open Access Symmetry-breaking host–guest assembly in a hydrogen-bonded supramolecular system Self-assembly processes usually yield symmetric compounds. Here, the authors report the distortion of a symmetric… show more Shinnosuke Horiuchi, Takumi Yamaguchi & Keisuke Umakoshi Article 11 January 2023 | Open Access Controllable branching of robust response patterns in nonlinear mechanical resonators Feedback control applied to mechanical resonators can lead to the formation of various complex dynamic behaviors.… show more Axel M. Eriksson, Oriel Shoshani & David A. Czaplewski Article 11 January 2023 | Open Access Bio-inspired magnetic-driven folded diaphragm for biomimetic robot Soft robotics holds promise for realizing easy control over complex locomotion and deformation. Lin et al. report… show more Dezhao Lin, Fan Yang & Ruihong Li Article 11 January 2023 | Open Access SiO-induced thermal instability and interplay between graphite and SiO in graphite/SiO composite anode SiO is an adequate anode material for next generation lithium-ion batteries, but little is known about its aging… show more Ban Seok Lee, Sang-Hwan Oh & Seung-Ho Yu Article 11 January 2023 | Open Access Tunable unconventional kagome superconductivity in charge ordered RbV3Sb5 and KV3Sb5 The nature of the superconductivity in the kagome metals AV3Sb5 (A = K, Rb, Cs) remains under debate. Here, using… show more Z. Guguchia, C. Mielke III & R. Khasanov Article 10 January 2023 | Open Access Equilibrium selection via current sheet relaxation and guide field amplification Magnetized plasmas display continuous spectra of current-sheet equilibria. How they select a particular… show more Young Dae Yoon, Deirdre E. Wendel & Gunsu S. Yun Article 10 January 2023 | Open Access A gradient oxy-thiophosphate-coated Ni-rich layered oxide cathode for stable all-solid-state Li-ion batteries Layered oxide cathode active materials suffer from interfacial structural instability when coupled with sulfide… show more Jianwen Liang, Yuanmin Zhu & Xueliang Sun Article 10 January 2023 | Open Access Selective photoelectrochemical oxidation of glucose to glucaric acid by single atom Pt decorated defective TiO2 Photoelectrochemical oxidation provides a promising strategy for glucaric acid production. Here, selective… show more Zhangliu Tian, Yumin Da & Wei Chen Article 10 January 2023 | Open Access Machine learning models to accelerate the design of polymeric long-acting injectables Polymer-based long-acting injectable drugs are a promising therapeutic strategy for chronic diseases. Here the… show more Pauric Bannigan, Zeqing Bao & Christine Allen Article 10 January 2023 | Open Access Vascular smooth muscle-inspired architecture enables soft yet tough self-healing materials for durable capacitive strain-sensor Catastrophically mechanical failure, of soft self-healing materials often stems from its poor resistance to… show more FuYao Sun, LongFei Liu & JiaJun Fu Article 10 January 2023 | Open Access Supercooling of the A phase of 3He The A–B transition in superfluid 3He is a pure experimental model system to study first-order phase transitions… show more Y. Tian, D. Lotnyk & J. M. Parpia Article 10 January 2023 | Open Access Additive-controlled asymmetric iodocyclization enables enantioselective access to both α- and β-nucleosides Nucleosides and their analogs are pharmacologically important molecules. Here, the authors report an… show more Qi Wang, Jiayi Mu & Fener Chen Article 10 January 2023 | Open Access Doubled strength and ductility via maraging effect and dynamic precipitate transformation in ultrastrong medium-entropy alloy Commercial maraging alloys provide high strength and toughness by traditional precipitation strengthening… show more Hyun Chung, Won Seok Choi & Seok Su Sohn Article 10 January 2023 | Open Access Introducing the Dendrify framework for incorporating dendrites to spiking neural networks Biologically inspired spiking neural networks are highly promising, but remain simplified omitting relevant… show more Michalis Pagkalos, Spyridon Chavlis & Panayiota Poirazi