Article 18 September 2023 | Open Access High-fidelity parametric beamsplitting with a parity-protected converter The beamsplitter operation is a key component for quantum information processing, but implementations in… show more Yao Lu, Aniket Maiti & Robert J. Schoelkopf Article 18 September 2023 | Open Access Microcavity phonoritons – a coherent optical-to-microwave interface Photonic, electronic and lattice resonances in patterned semiconductor microcavities are tailored to demonstrate… show more Alexander Sergeevich Kuznetsov, Klaus Biermann & Paulo Ventura Santos Article 18 September 2023 | Open Access Interlayer donor-acceptor pair excitons in MoSe2/WSe2 moiré heterobilayer The nature of localized interlayer excitons (LIXs) in moiré superlattices is still elusive Here, the authors… show more Hongbing Cai, Abdullah Rasmita & Weibo Gao Article 18 September 2023 | Open Access Rapid inverse design of metamaterials based on prescribed mechanical behavior through machine learning Mechanical behavior of a material is captured by a measured stress-strain curve upon loading. Here, the authors… show more Chan Soo Ha, Desheng Yao & Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng Article 18 September 2023 | Open Access Elevated concentrations cause upright alpha-synuclein conformation at lipid interfaces The misfolding of alpha-synuclein is associated with neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. The… show more Steven J. Roeters, Kris Strunge & Tobias Weidner Article 18 September 2023 | Open Access Chemical evolution of primordial salts and organic sulfur molecules in the asteroid 162173 Ryugu The asteroid Ryugu samples are by far the freshest extraterrestrial carbonaceous material. The authors report… show more Toshihiro Yoshimura, Yoshinori Takano & Yuki Kimura Article 16 September 2023 | Open Access Smart dynamic hybrid membranes with self-cleaning capability The performance of membrane desalination of seawater is hampered by fouling. Here the authors develop smart… show more Elvira Pantuso, Ejaz Ahmed & Gianluca Di Profio Article 16 September 2023 | Open Access Dislocation interactions during plastic relaxation of epitaxial colloidal crystals Mechanical properties of materials are governed by dislocations, yet it remains a challenge to resolve their… show more Ilya Svetlizky, Seongsoo Kim & Frans Spaepen Article 16 September 2023 | Open Access Dipole field in nitrogen-enriched carbon nitride with external forces to boost the artificial photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide The poor directional charge transfer from bulk to active sites restricts the overall photocatalytic efficiency.… show more Zhi Li, Yuanyi Zhou & Mingshan Zhu Article 16 September 2023 | Open Access The impact of methane leakage on the role of natural gas in the European energy transition Cost-optimal European energy transition with CO2 and methane neutrality objective is studied. While renewables… show more Behrang Shirizadeh, Manuel Villavicencio & Gunhild A. Reigstad Article 16 September 2023 | Open Access Hexanematic crossover in epithelial monolayers depends on cell adhesion and cell density Cell monolayers organize themselves with multiscale orientational order. Here, the authors examine how the… show more Julia Eckert, Benoît Ladoux & Thomas Schmidt Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Photoluminescence upconversion in monolayer WSe2 activated by plasmonic cavities through resonant excitation of dark excitons Here, the authors perform statistical measurements on hundreds of plasmonic nano-cavities embedding WSe2… show more Niclas S. Mueller, Rakesh Arul & Jeremy J. Baumberg Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Charge density wave surface reconstruction in a van der Waals layered material Recent work has reported puzzling results on the surface of 1T-TaS2. Based on first-principles calculations, the… show more Sung-Hoon Lee & Doohee Cho Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Methyl radical chemistry in non-oxidative methane activation over metal single sites Understanding of the direct methane conversion mechanism is essential for further development of efficient… show more Xin Huang, Daniel Eggart & Xinhe Bao Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Broad-high operating temperature range and enhanced energy storage performances in lead-free ferroelectrics One of the key challenges in dielectric ceramics for energy storage lies in the comprehensive optimization of… show more Weichen Zhao, Diming Xu & Di Zhou Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Unraveling bilayer interfacial features and their effects in polar polymer nanocomposites The nanoparticle-polymer interface plays a key role in nanoparticle-polymer composites but understanding the… show more Xinhui Li, Shan He & Ce-Wen Nan Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Photoluminescence imaging of single photon emitters within nanoscale strain profiles in monolayer WSe2 Here, the authors correlate the position and spectral emission properties of single photon emitters in monolayer… show more Artem N. Abramov, Igor Y. Chestnov & Vasily Kravtsov Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Superhard bulk high-entropy carbides with enhanced toughness via metastable in-situ particles High-entropy carbides (HECs) with high hardness usually suffer from low fracture toughness. Here, the authors… show more Jiaojiao Hu, Qiankun Yang & Zhiming Li Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Regulating electrostatic phenomena by cationic polymer binder for scalable high-areal-capacity Li battery electrodes Binders employed in battery electrodes are conventionally neutral linear polymers. Here, authors present a… show more Jung-Hui Kim, Kyung Min Lee & Sang-Young Lee Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access A bio-inspired visuotactile neuron for multisensory integration Designing bio-inspired multisensory neurons remains a challenge. Here, the authors develop an artificial… show more Muhtasim Ul Karim Sadaf, Najam U Sakib & Saptarshi Das Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Hydrodynamic tearing of bacteria on nanotips for sustainable water disinfection Common methods for water disinfection involve oxidation or irradiation, and are often associated with a high… show more Lu Peng, Haojie Zhu & Hong-Ying Hu Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Multiple-core-hole resonance spectroscopy with ultraintense X-ray pulses Intense light pulses can create nonlinear ionization processes in atoms and molecules. Here the authors study the… show more Aljoscha Rörig, Sang-Kil Son & Rebecca Boll Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Bacterial cell-size changes resulting from altering the relative expression of Min proteins In bacteria such as E. coli, Min proteins ensure proper localization of the septum at the mid-zone of the cell… show more Harsh Vashistha, Joanna Jammal-Touma & Hanna Salman Article 15 September 2023 | Open Access Machine learning coarse-grained potentials of protein thermodynamics Understanding protein dynamics is a complex scientific challenge. Here, authors construct coarse-grained… show more Maciej Majewski, Adrià Pérez & Gianni De Fabritiis Matters Arising 14 September 2023 | Open Access Deep reinforced learning heuristic tested on spin-glass ground states: The larger picture Stefan Boettcher Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Real-space observation of ergodicity transitions in artificial spin ice Artificial spin ice systems have been used to simulate a variety of phenomena including phase transitions. Here,… show more Michael Saccone, Francesco Caravelli & Alan Farhan Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access A CO2 electrolyzer tandem cell system for CO2-CO co-feed valorization in a Ni-N-C/Cu-catalyzed reaction cascade Tandem concepts for electroreduction of CO2 offer a valuable toolkit to tackle sluggish reaction kinetics and… show more Tim Möller, Michael Filippi & Peter Strasser Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Atomically dispersed Cu coordinated Rh metallene arrays for simultaneously electrochemical aniline synthesis and biomass upgrading Electrocatalytic conversion of low-cost organic compounds to high-value chemicals urgently demands the… show more Qiqi Mao, Xu Mu & Hongjing Wang Matters Arising 14 September 2023 | Open Access Reply to: Deep reinforced learning heuristic tested on spin-glass ground states: The larger picture Changjun Fan, Mutian Shen & Yang-Yu Liu Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Decarboxylation of β-boryl NHPI esters enables radical 1,2-boron shift for the assembly of versatile organoborons The 1,2 migration reaction on tetracoordinate boron species have been well investigated but less work looked on… show more Yu Guo, Xiaosha Wang & Qiuling Song Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Chemical inhomogeneity–induced profuse nanotwinning and phase transformation in AuCu nanowires How the random solid solution (RSS) alloys accommodate plasticity and overcome strength-ductility trade-off… show more Chengpeng Yang, Bozhao Zhang & Xiaodong Han Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Robotic-OCT guided inspection and microsurgery of monolithic storage devices Demand for data recovery from monolithic storage devices is high but current methods are inefficient. Here,… show more Bin He, Yuxin Zhang & Ning Zhang Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Multistage coupling water-enabled electric generator with customizable energy output Liquid water or moisture discharge is a significant source of energy waste in current single-stage water-enabled… show more Puying Li, Yajie Hu & Liangti Qu Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Model-free tracking control of complex dynamical trajectories with machine learning In nonlinear tracking control, relevant to robotic applications, the knowledge on the system model may be not… show more Zheng-Meng Zhai, Mohammadamin Moradi & Ying-Cheng Lai Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access A biocatalytic platform for asymmetric alkylation of α-keto acids by mining and engineering of methyltransferases Catalytic asymmetric a-alkylation of carbonyl compounds represents a longstanding challenge in synthetic organic… show more Shuyun Ju, Kaylee P. Kuzelka & Yang Yang Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Interfacial friction enabling ≤ 20 μm thin free-standing lithium strips for lithium metal batteries Thin, freestanding Li metal foils are key to improving the energy density of Li batteries but are difficult to… show more Shaozhen Huang, Zhibin Wu & Libao Chen Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Pre-activated nanoparticles with persistent luminescence for deep tumor photodynamic therapy in gallbladder cancer Phototherapy of deep tumors suffers from many obstacles, such as limited near-infrared tissue penetration depth… show more Sarun Juengpanich, Shijie Li & Mingyu Chen Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Deciphering local and regional hydroclimate resolves contradicting evidence on the Asian monsoon evolution Distinguishing local hydrological, cave internal, and regional monsoon signals in speleothem records resolves… show more Annabel Wolf, Vasile Ersek & Anh Duc Trinh Article 14 September 2023 | Open Access Optimized virtual optical waveguides enhance light throughput in scattering media Virtual optical waveguide can be potentially utilised in variety of applications that require in situ light… show more Adithya Pediredla, Matteo Giuseppe Scopelliti & Ioannis Gkioulekas Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access Laser-induced nitrogen fixation Emerged sustainable techniques for nitrogen fixation still lack ammonia yield rate to be practically relevant.… show more Huize Wang, Ranga Rohit Seemakurthi & Markus Antonietti Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access Chiral recognition of neutral guests by chiral naphthotubes with a bis-thiourea endo-functionalized cavity Chiral receptors with an endo-functionalized cavity for chiral recognition are of interest in the field of… show more Song-Meng Wang, Yan-Fang Wang & Liu-Pan Yang Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access Surface-immobilized cross-linked cationic polyelectrolyte enables CO2 reduction with metal cation-free acidic electrolyte Alkali bicarbonate precipitation hinders electrochemical CO2 reduction in acidic electrolytes. Here, the authors… show more Hai-Gang Qin, Yun-Fan Du & Jun Gu Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access Genetically encoded discovery of perfluoroaryl macrocycles that bind to albumin and exhibit extended circulation in vivo Peptide-based therapeutics are promising therapeutic modalities, however, their prevalent drawback is poor… show more Jeffrey Y. K. Wong, Arunika I. Ekanayake & Ratmir Derda Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access Interplay of valley polarized dark trion and dark exciton-polaron in monolayer WSe2 Here, the authors observe that valley-polarized dark excitons in monolayer WSe2 show a distinct doping dependence… show more Xin Cong, Parisa Ali Mohammadi & Xiao-Xiao Zhang Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access Fast viral dynamics revealed by microsecond time-resolved cryo-EM Here, the authors show that microsecond time-resolved cryo-EM can be used to observe real-life protein dynamics,… show more Oliver F. Harder, Sarah V. Barrass & Ulrich J. Lorenz Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access High performance mechano-optoelectronic molecular switch To date the performance of molecular electronics compared to silicon limits their applications. Yang et al.… show more Zhenyu Yang, Pierre-André Cazade & Yuan Li Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access Cell microparticles loaded with tumor antigen and resiquimod reprogram tumor-associated macrophages and promote stem-like CD8+ T cells to boost anti-PD-1 therapy Tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) contribute to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, including… show more Xiaoqiong Zhang, Zhaohan Wei & Lu Gan Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access Simultaneously ultrafast and robust two-dimensional flash memory devices based on phase-engineered edge contacts The speed-retention-endurance trade-off usually limits the performance of flash memory devices. Here, the authors… show more Jun Yu, Han Wang & Tianyou Zhai Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access Synchronization in collectively moving inanimate and living active matter Collective motion arises from the coordination of individuals and entails the adjustment of their respective… show more Michael Riedl, Isabelle Mayer & Björn Hof Article 13 September 2023 | Open Access Dual hypoxia-responsive supramolecular complex for cancer target therapy The natural product BE-43547A2 (BE) could potentially serve as a template of hypoxia target strategy for treating… show more Jian-Shuang Guo, Juan-Juan Li & Yue Chen Browse narrower subjects Astronomy and planetary science Chemistry Energy science and technology Engineering Materials science Mathematics and computing Nanoscience and technology Optics and photonics Physics Browse Physical sciences across other nature.com journals