Article 25 March 2023 | Open Access Equilibrium shift, poisoning prevention, and selectivity enhancement in catalysis via dehydration of polymeric membranes Generation of water as a byproduct in chemical reactions is often detrimental because it lowers the yield of the… show more Myeong-Hun Hyeon, Hae-Gu Park & Seok Ki Kim Article 25 March 2023 | Open Access Quantum structural fluxion in superconducting lanthanum polyhydride The role of stoichiometric defects in the superconducting polyhydride LaH10±δ has received little attention so… show more Hui Wang, Pascal T. Salzbrenner & Yansun Yao Article 25 March 2023 | Open Access Arene C–H borylation strategy enabled by a non-classical boron cluster-based electrophile Electrophilic borylation of sterically hindered arenes is a challenging transformation. Here, authors report a… show more Sangmin Kim, Joseph W. Treacy & Alexander M. Spokoyny Article 25 March 2023 | Open Access Organic electrochemical transistors as on-site signal amplifiers for electrochemical aptamer-based sensing Electrochemical aptamer-based sensors typically exhibit limited sensitivity especially when the area of electrode… show more Xudong Ji, Xuanyi Lin & Jonathan Rivnay Article 25 March 2023 | Open Access D-O-A based organic phosphors for both aggregation-induced electrophosphorescence and host-free sensitization Pure organic room-temperature phosphorescencent materials draw much attention but realising electroluminescence… show more Lulin Xu, Yuhang Mo & Junqiao Ding Article 25 March 2023 | Open Access Chirality-dependent electrical transport properties of carbon nanotubes obtained by experimental measurement Single-wall carbon nanotubes have been reported in field effect transistors as a function of nanotube diameter,… show more Wei Su, Xiao Li & Huaping Liu Article 25 March 2023 | Open Access Continuous Spatiotemporal Therapy of A Full-API Nanodrug via Multi-Step Tandem Endogenous Biosynthesis Nanomedicine is important in cancer therapy, but loading, drug release, and therapeutic effectiveness issues… show more Fang Fang, Sa Wang & Jinfeng Zhang Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Direct observation of a superconducting vortex diode A nonreciprocal critical current is known as the superconducting diode effect (SDE). Here, the authors use… show more Alon Gutfreund, Hisakazu Matsuki & Yonathan Anahory Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Atomic-scale study clarifying the role of space-charge layers in a Li-ion-conducting solid electrolyte Space-charge layers are believed to profoundly influence the interfaces in all-solid-state Li batteries. Here,… show more Zhenqi Gu, Jiale Ma & Cheng Ma Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Field-linear anomalous Hall effect and Berry curvature induced by spin chirality in the kagome antiferromagnet Mn3Sn Berry curvature sits at the heart of both the anomalous hall effect and topological hall effect, with the former… show more Xiaokang Li, Jahyun Koo & Binghai Yan Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access The critical role of ultra-low-energy vibrations in the relaxation dynamics of molecular qubits Understanding phonon-induced relaxation in molecular qubits is a crucial step in realizing their application… show more E. Garlatti, A. Albino & S. Carretta Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Polar meron-antimeron networks in strained and twisted bilayers Sliding and twisting of van der Waals layers can produce fascinating physical phenomena. Here, authors show that… show more Daniel Bennett, Gaurav Chaudhary & Philippe Ghosez Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Modulation of metal species as control point for Ni-catalyzed stereodivergent semihydrogenation of alkynes with water Generally, transition metal-catalyzed stereodivergent transfer semihydrogenation of alkynes realized regulation… show more Yuanqi Wu, Yuhui Ao & Yu Liu Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Supramolecular glasses with color-tunable circularly polarized afterglow through evaporation-induced self-assembly of chiral metal–organic complexes Material designs with multicolor circularly polarized emissions are desirable for photonic applications. Here,… show more Fei Nie, Ke-Zhi Wang & Dongpeng Yan Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Small molecule-nanobody conjugate induced proximity controls intracellular processes and modulates endogenous unligandable targets Induced proximity can be used to control diverse cellular processes. Here, the authors develop nanobody-based… show more Xiaofeng Sun, Chengjian Zhou & Xi Chen Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Many-body bound states and induced interactions of charged impurities in a bosonic bath Polarons are quasi-particles that emerge when impurity particle is mixed with the low-energy excitations of a… show more Grigory E. Astrakharchik, Luis A. Peña Ardila & Antonio Negretti Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Single test-based diagnosis of multiple cancer types using Exosome-SERS-AI for early stage cancers Early detection of multiple cancers through a single method could be clinically important. Here the authors… show more Hyunku Shin, Byeong Hyeon Choi & Yeonho Choi Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Superionic effect and anisotropic texture in Earth’s inner core driven by geomagnetic field Earth’s inner core is heterogeneous and anisotropic. A new study based on computational simulation reveals the… show more Shichuan Sun, Yu He & Ho-kwang Mao Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Transmembrane signaling by a synthetic receptor in artificial cells Transmembrane signaling is the core adaptation in nature that allows cells to communicate. Here, the authors… show more Ane Bretschneider Søgaard, Andreas Bøtker Pedersen & Alexander N. Zelikin Article 24 March 2023 | Open Access Curvature induces active velocity waves in rotating spherical tissues The existence of multicellular systems relies on coordinated cell motion in three dimensions. Here, cell… show more Tom Brandstätter, David B. Brückner & Chase P. Broedersz Article 23 March 2023 | Open Access Diamagnetic mechanism of critical current non-reciprocity in multilayered superconductors A superconducting diode effect was recently reported in Nb/V/Ta superlattices, but the mechanism is not yet… show more Ananthesh Sundaresh, Jukka I. Väyrynen & Leonid P. Rokhinson Article 23 March 2023 | Open Access One-pot synthesis of hyperbranched polymers via visible light regulated switchable catalysis Switchable catalysis promises exceptional efficiency in synthesizing polymers with increasing structural… show more Shuaishuai Zhu, Maoji Zhao & Xiaolin Xie Article 23 March 2023 | Open Access Continuous ammonia electrosynthesis using physically interlocked bipolar membrane at 1000 mA cm−2 Achieving stable and continuous NH3 electrosynthesis is of great interests. Here, the authors report a bipolar… show more Ziang Xu, Lei Wan & Baoguo Wang Article 23 March 2023 | Open Access Multimaterial 3D printed self-locking thick-panel origami metamaterials Thick panel origami holds great potential in engineering structures, but conventional fabrication processes limit… show more Haitao Ye, Qingjiang Liu & Qi Ge Article 23 March 2023 | Open Access Genome mining unveils a class of ribosomal peptides with two amino termini RiPP discovery has expanded the scope of post-translational modification chemistry, but genome mining of RiPP… show more Hengqian Ren, Shravan R. Dommaraju & Huimin Zhao Article 23 March 2023 | Open Access Higher-order interactions shape collective dynamics differently in hypergraphs and simplicial complexes Complex real-world networks with higher-order interactions can be described and analyzed using two types of… show more Yuanzhao Zhang, Maxime Lucas & Federico Battiston Article 23 March 2023 | Open Access Solution-grown BiI/BiI3 van der Waals heterostructures for sensitive X-ray detection Many of the most sensitive X-ray detectors are based on toxic elements such as lead, limiting their safe… show more Renzhong Zhuang, Songhua Cai & Shenghuang Lin Article 23 March 2023 | Open Access Modular-designed engineered bacteria for precision tumor immunotherapy via spatiotemporal manipulation by magnetic field Several strategies have been employed to enhance the tumor-targeting and anti-cancer properties of engineered… show more Xiaotu Ma, Xiaolong Liang & Guangjun Nie Article 23 March 2023 | Open Access A myoelectric digital twin for fast and realistic modelling in deep learning Muscle electrophysiology is a promising tool for human-machine approaches in medicine and beyond clinical… show more Kostiantyn Maksymenko, Alexander Kenneth Clarke & Dario Farina Article 23 March 2023 | Open Access U.S. West Coast droughts and heat waves exacerbate pollution inequality and can evade emission control policies Heat waves and droughts increase air pollution from power plants in California, which disproportionately damages… show more Amir Zeighami, Jordan Kern & August A. Bruno Article 22 March 2023 | Open Access High-performance vertical field-effect organic photovoltaics The device efficiency of organic solar cells is usually limited by the inherent energy loss during carrier… show more Xiaomin Wu, Changsong Gao & Huipeng Chen Perspective 22 March 2023 | Open Access Catalyzing next-generation Artificial Intelligence through NeuroAI One of the ambitions of computational neuroscience is that we will continue to make improvements in the field of… show more Anthony Zador, Sean Escola & Doris Tsao Article 21 March 2023 | Open Access Unraveling two distinct polymorph transition mechanisms in one n-type single crystal for dynamic electronics Cooperative transitions have acquired much attention for low transition barriers, ultrafast kinetics, and… show more Daniel William Davies, Bumjoon Seo & Ying Diao Article 21 March 2023 | Open Access High production of furfural by flash pyrolysis of C6 sugars and lignocellulose by Pd-PdO/ZnSO4 catalyst Furfural is an important platform chemical for the synthesis of next-generation bio-fuels. Here the authors… show more Qiaoqiao Zhou, Jinxing Gu & Lian Zhang Article 21 March 2023 | Open Access Shape control in 2D molecular nanosheets by tuning anisotropic intermolecular interactions and assembly kinetics Structuring organic films is of scientific and technological interest. Here, the authors use partially… show more Maximilian Dreher, Pierre Martin Dombrowski & Gregor Witte Article 21 March 2023 | Open Access Uracil in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu Uracil was identified in the sample returned from the asteroid Ryugu. Having been provided to the early Earth as… show more Yasuhiro Oba, Toshiki Koga & Yuichi Tsuda Article 21 March 2023 | Open Access Accelerating network layouts using graph neural networks Visualization of large complex networks is challenging with limitations for the network size and depicting… show more Csaba Both, Nima Dehmamy & Albert-László Barabási Article 21 March 2023 | Open Access A self-adaptive hardware with resistive switching synapses for experience-based neurocomputing A big challenge for artificial intelligence is to gain the ability of learning by experience like biological… show more S. Bianchi, I. Muñoz-Martin & D. Ielmini Article 21 March 2023 | Open Access A comprehensive benchmarking with practical guidelines for cellular deconvolution of spatial transcriptomics This study comprehensively benchmarks 18 state-of-the-art methods for cellular deconvolution of spatial… show more Haoyang Li, Juexiao Zhou & Xin Gao Article 21 March 2023 | Open Access Benchmarking integration of single-cell differential expression Integration of single-cell RNA sequencing data between different samples has been a major challenge for analyzing… show more Hai C. T. Nguyen, Bukyung Baik & Dougu Nam Article 20 March 2023 | Open Access Digital nanoreactors to control absolute stoichiometry and spatiotemporal behavior of DNA receptors within lipid bilayers Resolving the stoichiometry of membrane protein interactions is challenging but is vital to understand cell… show more Vishal Maingi, Zhao Zhang & Paul W. K. Rothemund Article 20 March 2023 | Open Access Highly selective electrocatalytic alkynol semi-hydrogenation for continuous production of alkenols Thermocatalytic alkynol semi-hydrogenation often uses high-pressure H2 and Pd-based catalysts. Here, using a… show more Jun Bu, Siyu Chang & Jian Zhang Article 20 March 2023 | Open Access High-resolution separation of bioisomers using ion cloud profiling Ion mobility is used in mass spectrometers for structure analysis of biomolecules. Here, the authors show that… show more Xiaoyu Zhou, Zhuofan Wang & Zheng Ouyang Article 20 March 2023 | Open Access Rapid handheld time-resolved circularly polarised luminescence photography camera for life and material sciences Despite their high brightness and long-lived emission, lanthanide based circularly polarised luminophores have… show more Davide F. De Rosa, Patrycja Stachelek & Robert Pal Article 20 March 2023 | Open Access A generalizable nanopore sensor for highly specific protein detection at single-molecule precision Sensitive and accurate approaches for protein detection have many potential applications. Here the authors show… show more Mohammad Ahmad, Jeung-Hoi Ha & Liviu Movileanu Article 20 March 2023 | Open Access Spatial immunization to abate disease spreading in transportation hubs Efficient spatial targeting of interventions could reduce the spread of infections in transportation hubs. Here,… show more Mattia Mazzoli, Riccardo Gallotti & José J. Ramasco Article 18 March 2023 | Open Access Strong synergy between gold nanoparticles and cobalt porphyrin induces highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution The reaction efficiency of reactants near plasmonic nanostructures can be enhanced under illumination. Here, the… show more Huixiang Sheng, Jin Wang & Gang Lu Article 18 March 2023 | Open Access Mesoporous Pt@Pt-skin Pt3Ni core-shell framework nanowire electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen reduction Controlling the morphology of Pt-based nanostructures can provide a great opportunity to boost their catalytic… show more Hui Jin, Zhewei Xu & Yong Liu Article 18 March 2023 | Open Access Visualizing defect dynamics by assembling the colloidal graphene lattice Colloidal particles bonding via attractive patches mimic the bonding of atoms in atomic compounds and materials.… show more Piet J. M. Swinkels, Zhe Gong & Peter Schall Article 18 March 2023 | Open Access Observation of Chiral-selective room-temperature phosphorescence enhancement via chirality-dependent energy transfer Despite increasing interest in organic room temperature phosphorescence, it can still be challenging to determine… show more Biao Chen, Wenhuan Huang & Guoqing Zhang