Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Altering the spectroscopy, electronic structure, and bonding of organometallic curium(III) upon coordination of 4,4′−bipyridine Despite the distinct electronic properties of the wide variety Cm3+ compounds that have been prepared to date, no… show more Brian N. Long, María J. Beltrán-Leíva & Thomas E. Albrecht-Schönzart Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Coherent optical control of a superconducting microwave cavity via electro-optical dynamical back-action Electro-optical interfaces are promising for quantum networks of superconducting circuits. Here the authors… show more Liu Qiu, Rishabh Sahu & Johannes M. Fink Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Asymmetric dinitrogen-coordinated nickel single-atomic sites for efficient CO2 electroreduction Rational design of electrocatalysts for selective CO2 conversion is of great interests. Here the authors show… show more Yuzhu Zhou, Quan Zhou & Li Song Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access An unnatural enzyme with endonuclease activity towards small non-coding RNAs Endonucleases play crucial roles in various biological processes but endonucleases that target small non-coding… show more Noreen Ahmed, Nadine Ahmed & John Paul Pezacki Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Coherent heteroepitaxial growth of I-III-VI2 Ag(In,Ga)S2 colloidal nanocrystals with near-unity quantum yield for use in luminescent solar concentrators Colloidal semiconductor core-shell nanocrystals are sought after for photonic applications. Here, the authors… show more Hak June Lee, Seongbin Im & Wan Ki Bae Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Regulating the proximity effect of heterocycle-containing AIEgens Proximity effect (PE) can impact the behaviour of heterocyclic luminogens, but is rarely used to manipulate the… show more Jianyu Zhang, Yujie Tu & Ben Zhong Tang Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Determining spin-orbit coupling in graphene by quasiparticle interference imaging Graphene has many intriguing electronic properties. One of note is the absence of backscattering of electrons… show more Lihuan Sun, Louk Rademaker & Christoph Renner Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Formation mechanism of high-index faceted Pt-Bi alloy nanoparticles by evaporation-induced growth from metal salts Faceted nanoparticles with high-index planes exposed usually bear promising material functionalities. Here, the… show more Kunmo Koo, Bo Shen & Vinayak P. Dravid Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Ultracompact single-nanowire-morphed grippers driven by vectorial Lorentz forces for dexterous robotic manipulations A single nanowire morphing strategy has been established to construct ultracompact soft robotic grippers, capable… show more Jiang Yan, Ying Zhang & Linwei Yu Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Halide-assisted differential growth of chiral nanoparticles with threefold rotational symmetry Expanding the library of chiral plasmonic nanoparticles will foster the development of chiroptical applications.… show more Jiapeng Zheng, Christina Boukouvala & Jianfang Wang Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Embedding oxophilic rare-earth single atom in platinum nanoclusters for efficient hydrogen electro-oxidation Exploring enhanced catalysts for alkaline hydrogen oxidation with high catalytic activity and CO tolerance is… show more Xiaoning Wang, Yanfu Tong & Wei Xing Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access A family of oxychloride amorphous solid electrolytes for long-cycling all-solid-state lithium batteries Developing amorphous solid electrolytes for solid state lithium batteries is challenging due to limited… show more Shumin Zhang, Feipeng Zhao & Xueliang Sun Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Unveiling new quantum phases in the Shastry-Sutherland compound SrCu2(BO3)2 up to the saturation magnetic field The Shastry-Sutherland compound SrCu2(BO3)2 is a frustrated magnet that displays multiple magnetization plateaus… show more T. Nomura, P. Corboz & F. Mila Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Temperature-dependent rearrangement of gas molecules in ultramicroporous materials for tunable adsorption of CO2 and C2H2 Guest clusters within confined nanospaces have a significant impact on molecular recognition. Here authors… show more Zhaoqiang Zhang, Yinlin Chen & Dan Zhao Article 24 June 2023 | Open Access Absence of localization in interacting spin chains with a discrete symmetry Many-body localization is an important example of non-ergodic behaviour, however the conditions for its existence… show more Benedikt Kloss, Jad C. Halimeh & Yevgeny Bar Lev Article 23 June 2023 | Open Access Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of the asymmetric Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model The Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model is a paradigmatic model in the field of complex disordered systems such as spin… show more Miguel Aguilera, Masanao Igarashi & Hideaki Shimazaki Article 23 June 2023 | Open Access Ordering of room-temperature magnetic skyrmions in a polar van der Waals magnet Kosterlitz–Thouless–Halperin–Nelson–Young (KTHNY) theory describes the melting of an ordered two-dimensional… show more Peter Meisenheimer, Hongrui Zhang & Ramamoorthy Ramesh Article 23 June 2023 | Open Access Light-driven self-assembly of spiropyran-functionalized covalent organic framework Controlling the number of molecular switches and their relative positioning within porous materials is critical… show more Gobinda Das, Thirumurugan Prakasam & Ali Trabolsi Article 23 June 2023 | Open Access A reconfigurable binary/ternary logic conversion-in-memory based on drain-aligned floating-gate heterojunction transistors Reconfigurable logic is desirable for high-density information processing. Here, the authors demonstrate a… show more Chungryeol Lee, Changhyeon Lee & Sung Gap Im Article 23 June 2023 | Open Access Colloid driven low supersaturation crystallization for atomically thin Bismuth halide perovskite It is challenging to grow atomically thin non-van der Waals perovskites due to strong electronic coupling between… show more Lutao Li, Junjie Yao & Guifu Zou Article 23 June 2023 | Open Access Endogenous learning for green hydrogen in a sector-coupled energy model for Europe This study highlights the importance of including learning-by-doing for hydrogen production in energy models. It… show more Elisabeth Zeyen, Marta Victoria & Tom Brown Article 23 June 2023 | Open Access A joint proteomic and genomic investigation provides insights into the mechanism of calcification in coccolithophores Coccolithophorid algae are globally important for marine biogeochemical cycles, but the molecular basis of their… show more Alastair Skeffington, Axel Fischer & André Scheffel Article 23 June 2023 | Open Access Rapid and reversible optical switching of cell membrane area by an amphiphilic azobenzene The surface area of living cells is tightly regulated. Here, authors show that the surface area and shape of… show more Fabian Höglsperger, Bart E. Vos & Bart Jan Ravoo Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access Bridging multiscale interfaces for developing ionically conductive high-voltage iron sulfate-containing sodium-based battery positive electrodes Sluggish kinetics is a major challenge for iron-based sulfate electrode materials. Here, the authors report… show more Jiyu Zhang, Yongliang Yan & Weihua Chen Comment 22 June 2023 | Open Access The experimental demonstration of a topological current divider Topological electronics is an emerging field aiming at exploiting the topological properties of matter in devices… show more Francesco Romeo & Antonio Di Bartolomeo Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access A 13-million turnover-number anionic Ir-catalyst for a selective industrial route to chiral nicotine The development of catalysts for practical asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones remains an important goal of… show more Congcong Yin, Ya-Fei Jiang & Xumu Zhang Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access Carbon neutral hydrogen storage and release cycles based on dual-functional roles of formamides The search for new carbon-based hydrogen storage materials attracts scientists from various disciplines. Now,… show more Duo Wei, Xinzhe Shi & Matthias Beller Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access Direct observation of hot-electron-enhanced thermoelectric effects in silicon nanodevices Thermoelectric property of silicon itself is important for the thermal management of post-Moore nanoelectronics.… show more Huanyi Xue, Ruijie Qian & Wei Lu Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access Asymmetric transformation of achiral gold nanoclusters with negative nonlinear dependence between chiroptical activity and enantiomeric excess Atomically precise metal nanoclusters provide an ideal platform for studying chirality at the nanoscale. Here,… show more Chang Liu, Yan Zhao & Man-Bo Li Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access Thermally trainable dual network hydrogels Trainable responsive materials have received research interests for future adaptive and intelligent material… show more Shanming Hu, Yuhuang Fang & Hang Zhang Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access Interaction-driven transport of dark excitons in 2D semiconductors with phonon-mediated optical readout Here, the authors demonstrate that dark excitons in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides can diffuse… show more Saroj B. Chand, John M. Woods & Gabriele Grosso Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access A magnetic hydrogel for the efficient retrieval of kidney stone fragments during ureteroscopy The success of surgical kidney stone removal is limited by the ability to efficiently retrieve stone fragments,… show more T. Jessie Ge, Daniel Massana Roquero & Joseph C. Liao Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access Ultra-fast and accurate electron ionization mass spectrum matching for compound identification with million-scale in-silico library Accuracy loss and slow speed affect the identification of compounds through matching of mass spectra using a… show more Qiong Yang, Hongchao Ji & Zhimin Zhang Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access Dissolved-Cl2 triggered redox reaction enables high-performance perovskite solar cells Constructing 2D/3D perovskite heterojunctions is effective for the surface passivation of perovskite solar cells.… show more Yujie Luo, Kaikai Liu & Zhanhua Wei Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access Radial bimetallic structures via wire arc directed energy deposition-based additive manufacturing Bimetallic wire arc additive manufacturing has traditionally been limited to deposition of planar interfaces.… show more Lile Squires, Ethan Roberts & Amit Bandyopadhyay Article 22 June 2023 | Open Access Mutagenesis and structural studies reveal the basis for the specific binding of SARS-CoV-2 SL3 RNA element with human TIA1 protein Here the authors reveal the binding interface for the SARS-CoV-2 SL3 RNA element to human TIA1 protein and find… show more Dong Zhang, Lulu Qiao & Ruhong Zhou Article 21 June 2023 | Open Access Non-line-of-sight snapshots and background mapping with an active corner camera Most non-line-of-sight imaging requires scanned illumination, limiting applicability for dynamic scenes. Here the… show more Sheila Seidel, Hoover Rueda-Chacón & Vivek K Goyal Article 21 June 2023 | Open Access Thermoelectric signature of quantum critical phase in a doped spin-liquid candidate A triangular-lattice organic conductor κ-(BEDT-TTF)4Hg2.89 Br8 is a promising doped spin liquid candidate which… show more K. Wakamatsu, Y. Suzuki & K. Kanoda Article 21 June 2023 | Open Access CAJAL enables analysis and integration of single-cell morphological data using metric geometry Cell morphology is one of the most described phenotypes in biology, yet systematic quantification and… show more Kiya W. Govek, Patrick Nicodemus & Pablo G. Camara Article 21 June 2023 | Open Access Artificial intelligence driven design of catalysts and materials for ring opening polymerization using a domain-specific language Developing accessible polymeric materials is a challenging task for generative AI models. Here, the authors show… show more Nathaniel H. Park, Matteo Manica & Pedro L. Arrechea Article 21 June 2023 | Open Access A fluorinated cation introduces new interphasial chemistries to enable high-voltage lithium metal batteries Fluorides have been identified as a key ingredient in interphases supporting aggressive battery chemistries.… show more Qian Liu, Wei Jiang & Zhengcheng Zhang Article 21 June 2023 | Open Access Atomic-scale manipulation of single-polaron in a two-dimensional semiconductor Herein, using scanning tunnelling microscopy, the authors create single polarons in a monolayer two-dimensional… show more Huiru Liu, Aolei Wang & Kehui Wu Article 21 June 2023 | Open Access Imaging the field inside nanophotonic accelerators The optical field inside a nanophotonic particle accelerator is revealed. To this end, the authors developed a… show more Tal Fishman, Urs Haeusler & Ido Kaminer Article 21 June 2023 | Open Access A neuromorphic physiological signal processing system based on VO2 memristor for next-generation human-machine interface Next-generation human-machine interfaces require efficient physiological signal processing systems. Here, the… show more Rui Yuan, Pek Jun Tiw & Yuchao Yang Article 21 June 2023 | Open Access Manipulating single excess electrons in monolayer transition metal dihalide Using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy, the authors show the visualization and manipulation… show more Min Cai, Mao-Peng Miao & Ying-Shuang Fu Article 21 June 2023 | Open Access Using a physics-informed neural network and fault zone acoustic monitoring to predict lab earthquakes When attempting to predict laboratory quakes with a small amount of training data, a Physics-Informed Neural… show more Prabhav Borate, Jacques Rivière & Parisa Shokouhi Article 20 June 2023 | Open Access Discovery of extended product structural space of the fungal dioxygenase AsqJ The fungal dioxygenase AsqJ catalyses the conversion of benzo[1,4]diazepine-2,5-diones into quinolone… show more Manuel Einsiedler & Tobias A. M. Gulder Article 20 June 2023 | Open Access Voltage-driven control of single-molecule keto-enol equilibrium in a two-terminal junction system Keto-enol tautomerism offers a promising platform for modulating charge transport at the nanoscale. Here, the… show more Chun Tang, Thijs Stuyver & Wenjing Hong Article 20 June 2023 | Open Access Green synthesis of stable hybrid biocatalyst using a hydrogen-bonded, π-π-stacking supramolecular assembly for electrochemical immunosensor Integration of nanomaterials and enzymes has potential in the development of robust biocatalysts, but preparation… show more Wei Huang, Haitao Yuan & Gangfeng Ouyang Article 20 June 2023 | Open Access Antioxidant hepatic lipid metabolism can be promoted by orally administered inorganic nanoparticles Inorganic nanoparticles can accumulate in living organisms causing a dose-dependent increase in cellular reactive… show more Jie Cai, Jie Peng & Diming Wang